Illustrations. Vi. The Wind Giant, Hrae Svelgr : PLATE VII. GRIM', CROSS, MICHAEL. THE WIND-GIANT, HR-SVELGR, CARRION-SWALLOWER. VI.--THE WIND-GIANT, HR-SVELGR, CARRION-SWALLOWER. Before taking leave of the Giants I submit an illustration (pl. VII.) which puzzled me much. A cross-slab at Michael has on one face, and above the right arm...
Illustrations. Iv. Valkyrie : PLATE V. MAL LOMCHON CROSS, MICHAEL. IV.--VALKYRIE. A very beautiful cross at the Church gates, Michael (pl. V.), erected by Mal-Lomchon to Malworrey, his foster-mother, daughter of Dugald and wife of Athisl, bears the figure of a Harper seated, and approached by a long-robed figure offering...
Illustrations. Vii. Heimdall. The Sybil Hyndla : PLATE VIII. INSCRIBED CROSS, JURBY. HEIMDALL, WARDER OF THE GODS. PLATE IX. INSCRIBED CROSS, JURBY. THE SYBIL, HYNDLA. VII.--HEIMDALL.--THE SYBIL HYNDLA. A fragment at Jurby (pl. VIII.) shows on one face,. above the right arm of the cross, a figure of a Man in a tunic with a row of large buttons;...
Untitled : TRACES OF THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY IN THE ISLE OF MAN BY P.M.C. KERMODE [1904] Title Page Traces of the Norse Mythology in the Isle of Man Mythology ILLUSTRATIONS I.--Origin of Poetry II.--Odin Carries the Hero to Valhall III.--View of Valhalla IV.--Valkyrie V.--Odin, Thor, Giants, Demons, Dwarves VI...
Title Page : TRACES OF THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY IN THE ISLE OF MAN. ("Read before the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Ramsey, December 18th, 1903"). P. M. C. KERMODE, F.S.A.SCOT., &c. LONDON: BEMROSE & SONS, LIMITED, 4, SNOW HILL, E.C. AND DERBY. [1904] ("All Rights Reserved".) NOTICE...
Illustrations. Viii. Odin And The Fenri Monster : PLATE X. FIG. 1. FIG. 2. FRAGMENT FROM KIRK ANDREAS. ODIN AND THE FENRI WOLF. VIII.--ODIN AND THE FENRI MONSTER. Lastly (pl. X.), I show a very interesting little piece from Andreas. Unfortunately, like so many others, it is but a fragment. One face (fig. 1) bears, below the right arm of the cross...
Illustrations. I. Origin Of Poetry : ODIN'S BOOTY. THEFT OF THE HOLY MEAD. ( actual size.) p. 17 ILLUSTRATIONS. I.--ORIGIN OF POETRY. My first illustration 1 (fig. 1, p. 16) is from the handsome cross on the steps at Michael Church gates. The inscription recites that "Joalf, son of Thorulf the Red, raised this cross after Fritha, his...
Mythology : p. 4 MYTHOLOGY 1 As pointed out in the Corp. Poet. Bor., the old Norse mythology, with its very primitive conceptions of the origin of the universe--the earth the flesh of a mighty giant, 2 ocean his blood, the rocks his bones, heaven made out of his skull, clouds out of his brains, and so on; its...
Illustrations. V. Odin, Thor, Giants, Demons : PLATE VI. FIG. 1. FIG. 2. CROSS-SLAB, KIRK BRIDE. V.--ODIN, THOR, GIANTS, DEMONS, DWARVES. A remarkable uninscribed stone at Kirk Bride, never yet figured nor fully described (pl. VI.), exhibits a wealth of mythological carvings equal to that on the shield given by Thorleif the Wise to Thiodwolf...
Traces Of The Norse Mythology In The Isle Of Man : TRACES OF THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY IN THE ISLE OF MAN. ("Read before the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Ramsey, December" 18"th", 1903.) P. M. C. KERMODE, F.S.A.SCOT., it was the creed of our fathers, the men whose blood still runs in our veins; and, it has been so well preserved...
Illustrations. Iii. View Of Valhalla : PLATE III. FIG. 1. FIG. 2. RUMUND CROSS, MICHAEL. PLATE IV. GRIM'S CROSS, MICHAEL. III.--VIEW OF VALHALLA. Two fragments of a cross at Michael (pl. III.) erected by Grim to Rumund (Hrmund), give us a view of Odin in Valhall, and of the sports and pastimes there of the champions, "Einherja"...
Illustrations. Ii. Odin Carries The Hero : PLATE I. UNINSCRIBED CROSS-SLAB, JURBY. ODIN CARRIES THE HERO TO VALHALL. UNINSCRIBED CROSS-SLAB, JURBY. (obverse) II.--ODIN CARRIES THE HERO TO VALHALL. We are now able, by means of the old Norse Mythology, to explain a strange figure on an uninscribed fragment from Jurby. To understand it aright...
