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Hervör retrieves the sword from Angantýr by Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein Stub

Hervör awakens her father Angantýr's ghost from his barrow on Samsø to demand the cursed magic sword Tyrfing

#hervor #angantyr #art #barrow #burial mound #christian gottlieb kratzenstein stub #hervarar saga #waking of angantyr #poetic edda #norse mythology #samsø #tyrfing #tyrfingr #magic sword #sword #shieldmaidens #shield maiden #heirloom #cursed #germanic heroic legend #sagas #scandinavia #europe #european #northern europe #haunted #enchanted #shieldmaiden #history #medieval

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A street scene in Chartres by Charles Kuwasseg

#charles kuwasseg #art #chartres #city #france #gothic architecture #gothic cathedrals #gothic #cathedral #cathedrals #churches #old buildings #street #europe #european #cityscape #cityscapes #french

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Apollo and the Sun Chariot by Pinckney Marcius-Simons

#apollo #sun #chariot #art #pinckney marcius simons #symbolism #symbolist #greco roman mythology #classical mythology #roman mythology #greek mythology #europe #european #gods #religious art #religion #chariots #horses #city #landscape

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Transportation of the Ark of the Covenant Containing the Tablets of the Law (Detail from The Room of the Ark in the Palatine Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy) by Luigi Ademollo

#ark of the covenant #art #luigi ademollo #frescoes #fresco #pitti palace #palazzo pitti #florence #italy #renaissance #biblical #bible #europe #european #david #jerusalem #israel #israelites #tabernacle #procession #religion #religious art #high priest #aromatic #incense #clouds #tablets of the law #tablets of stone #city #temple

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Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Cape St Vincent 14th February, 1797. 'All hands to board' roared Nelson...

by Robert Alexander Hillingford

#horatio nelson #battle of cape st vincent #art #robert alexander hillingford #age of sail #royal navy #great britain #england #spain #french revolutionary wars #portugal #europe #european #english #british #spanish #naval warfare #naval combat #maritime #marine art #history

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Battle of Fontenoy by Frederic Theodore Lix

#battle of fontenoy #art #frederic theodore lix #great britain #england #france #english #british #french #war of the austrian succession #austrian netherlands #belgium #history #europe #european

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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

#kingdom of heaven #film #films #cinema #crusades #crusaders #crusade #crusader #medieval #middle ages #ridley scott #history #christian #christianity #christendom #kingdom of jerusalem #jerusalem #european #knights #cavalry charge #cavalry

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Winter Landscape by Peder Mørk Mønsted

#peder mørk mønsted #winter #landscape #snow #trees #mountains #mountain #art #europe #european

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"Hereafter follows the two Dukes of Brittany and Bourbon on horseback armed and with crests as if they were at the tourney."

by Barthélemy d'Eyck from Le Livre des tournois (Traicte de la Forme de Devis d'un Tournoi) or King René's Tournament Book

#medieval #middle ages #knights #knight #dukes #duke #brittany #bourbon #france #tournament #europe #european #armour #heraldry #crests #rené d'anjou #french #illuminated manuscript #history #art #mediaeval #tournaments #tourney #combat #duel

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His Highness In Disgrace by Laslett John Pott

#laslett john pott #art #his highness #monarchy #prince #king #cardinal #royal #royals #royalty #nobility #england #great britain #europe #european #dog #dogs #animals

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Soldiers in a Mountain Gorge, with a Storm by Claude-Joseph Vernet

#claude joseph vernet #joseph vernet #art #soldiers #mountain #mountains #gorge #storm #storms #sky #clouds #landscape #romantic #europe #european #fortress #castle

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View of Bruges by Charles Kuwasseg

#bruges #art #charles kuwasseg #belgium #west flanders #flemish #flanders #brugge #belgian #city #europe #european #river #canal #boat #boats #fishing #bridge #landscape

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The Last Chapter by James Doyle Penrose

#bede #art #james doyle penrose #saint bede #the venerable bede #venerable bede #bede the venerable #deathbed #gospel of st john #medieval #middle ages #england #english #anglo saxon #anglo saxons #christianity #christian #monk #monks #religion #religious art #bible #writing #translator #translation #translating #history #europe #mediaeval #great britain

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Bilbo woke up with the early sun in his eyes by J.R.R. Tolkien

#j.r.r. tolkien #jrr tolkien #tolkien #art #bilbo baggins #the hobbit #eagle #eagles #sun #mountains #mountain #sky #clouds #lotr #the lord of the rings #lord of the rings

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Desert Encampment by Peder Mørk Mønsted

#peder mørk mønsted #art #desert #encampment #camp #tent #tents #camels #camel #palm trees #egypt

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Childhood Friends by Carl Spitzweg

#carl spitzweg #art #childhood friends #friend #friends #german #germany #romantic #romanticism #dog #dogs #animals #europe #european #carriage #bags #bag #luggage #baggage #travel #house #suitcase #suitcases #trunks #trunk #pipe #home #umbrella

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On the Bosphorus by Carlo Bossoli

#carlo bossoli #art #bosphorus #bosporus #europe #constantinople #istanbul #turkey #asia #ship #boat #clouds #sea #sky #ships #boats