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nutmeg3 April 12 2009, 12:20:44 UTC
Those are wonderful! I especially love the drowning men and the "medallion" surrounded by broken-headed skulls (and their hands!) Thank you for a lovely eerie Easter morning.

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applegnat April 12 2009, 16:58:44 UTC
Thank you for an amazing post. I love the aesthetic of these illustrations, and this whole post is so educational.

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morwen_peredhil April 12 2009, 17:05:01 UTC
These are lovely! Thank you for posting this.

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baleanoptera April 12 2009, 18:14:11 UTC
Yeah, I'm somewhat partial to the blood sacrifice myself. (though don't quote me on that out of context. Hee).

They are a mixture of things actually - some are woodcuts, other are engravings and a tiny number are ink drawings. For instance Werenskiold preferred drawings, while Munthe used mostly woodcuts while working on these illustrations.

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richlayers April 13 2009, 18:04:12 UTC
This is great. :) Do you fill in most of your commentary just from what you remember as you go, or are you referencing books for accuracy or specific wording?

Aaaand... you should crosspost to told_tales... we always need more mythology. :)

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baleanoptera April 13 2009, 19:29:04 UTC
I've double checked the dates and such, but mostly it is stuff I know. I've written about Munthe in an academic capacity and so reading about the rest came as a matter of course.

And thank you. :)

(Consider it crossposted)

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