Classic Illustrations from Norse Mythology

Themes in Old Norse Mythological Art
Freyja and her Necklace
Brisingamen
"The best ornament under heaven"

Gylfaginning 35: "Freyja, along with Frigg, is the most noble. She married the man called Odur. Their daughter, Hnoss, is so beautiful that from her name comes the word for a treasure that is exceptionally handsome and valuable. Odur went travelling on distant paths while Freyja remained behind, crying tears of gold. Freyja has many names because she gave herself different names as she travelled among unknown peoples searching for Od. She is called Mardoll and Horn and Gefn and Syr. Freyja owns Brisingamen. She is called the goddess of the Vanir."

Also See: Holy Cats! Freyja and her Chariot
Historical Images of Freyja's Cats

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Freyja Amulet
Aska in Hagebyhöga parish, Östergötland, Sweden

Freyja
1680 Edda Oblongata

Freyja and the Love Goddesses
1831 Artist Unknown
Author: Gustav T. Legis

Freia
1845 Lorenz Frølich

1852 Nils Blommer
Heimdall returns Brisingamen to Freyja

Study of Freyja
for the Painting Ægir's Gæstebud
1858 Constantin Hansen

Freia
1858 Constantin Hansen

1864 Goodwyn Barmby
The Necklace Brising
A Poem



Menglad-Freyja and her Maidens
1865 Ludwig Pietsch

Freyja and the Dwarves
1871 Louis Huard


Freyja
1876 Carl Emil Doepler, Sr.

Frigg and Freyja
1876 Carl Emil Doepler, Sr.

Odur and Freyja
1882 F.W. Heine

Freyja Among the Dwarves
1882 F.W. Heine

Loki Steals Brisingsamen
1882 F.W. Heine

1884 Johann Gehrts

1885 Lorenz Frølich
and following

Freyja's Falcon-Guise

"Sister! Hyndla!"
Freyja and Ottar

Ottar

Svipdag and Menglad-Freyja

Freyja
1890 James Doyle Penrose

1890 Karl Ehrenberg

Menglad-Freyja
1893 Jenny Nyström


Dwarves Present Brisingamen to Freyja
1901 Alexander Zick

Freyja in the Cave of the Dwarves
1901 H.L.M

Freyja and the Dwarves
1908 Patten Wilson

Freyja
1908 A.V.
Author Kata Dahlström

The Beautiful Freyja
1909 John P. Edmison

Loki as a fly on Freyja's check
1909 Maria Klugh

Freyja Greets Svipdag
1911 John Bauer

Colorized by Guddipoland.deviantart.com

Freyja
1911 Arthur Rackham

The Giants Steal Freyja
1911 Arthur Rackham

Odur and Freyja
1912 Golden Treasury

1913 Gordon Browne

Freyja and the Dwarves
1920 Harry George Theaker

Otharus Rescues Syritha
(Odr-Ottar and Syr-Freyja)
1928 Louis Moe

Freyr and his sister Freyja
1930 Charles E. Brock


Freyja finds Brisingamen
1930 Charles Brock


"Then the dwarfs held it out to her."
1930 Charles Brock

Loki Steals Brisingamen
1930 Charles Brock