File:Odin and Vafþrúðnir by Frølich.jpg

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Battle of Witts
Description Both seated, Odin and the wise jötunn Vafþrúðnir engage in a game of wits. A woman stands centrally behind them, holding a wreath. The woman is not attested in Vafþrúðnismál and seems to be an invention of the artist.
Date Published in 1895.
Source Published in Gjellerup, Karl (1895). Den ældre Eddas Gudesange. Scanned from a 2001 reprint by bloodofox (talk · contribs).
Author
Lorenz Frølich  (1820–1908)  wikidata:Q373753 s:en:Author:Lorenz Frølich
 
Lorenz Frølich
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Frölich, Lorentz
Description painter, illustrator and etcher
Date of birth/death 25 October 1820 Edit this at Wikidata 25 October 1908 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Copenhagen Edit this at Wikidata Hellerup Edit this at Wikidata
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Munich (1840–1842); Dresden (1843–1846); Paris (1852–1853); London (1870–1871); Paris (1871–1875); Copenhagen (1877–1908) Edit this at Wikidata
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