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Baugi Drills a Hole in the Mountain

The Norse mythological figure Baugi drills into a mountain to allow Odin, a god, to obtain a sip of the "mead of poetry" hidden therein. Illustration from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript.

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Baugi Drills a Hole in the Mountain

Caption:

The Norse mythological figure Baugi drills into a mountain to allow Odin, a god, to obtain a sip of the "mead of poetry" hidden therein. Illustration from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript.

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Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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2794 x 3632 px | 29.0 MB

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23.7 x 30.8 cm | 9.3 x 12.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1760 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • AUGER • BAUGI • DRAWING • DRILL • DRILLING • HISTORIC ILLUSTRATION • HISTORIC • ICELAND • ICELANDIC • ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT • ILLUSTRATION • LEGEND • MANUSCRIPT • MANUSCRIPT, ILLUMINATED • MEAD OF POETRY • MEAD OF SUTTUNGR • MYTH • NORSE ART • NORSE MYTHOLOGY • NORSE • ODIN • PAGAN • PAGANISM • POETIC MEAD • RATI • SCANDINAVIAN ART • SCANDINAVIAN • VIKING ART