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Carl Emil Doepler
Carl Emil Doepler (1824–1905) was a German painter, illustrator and costume designer.Simek (2007:62). He created the costumes for Richard Wagner's opera ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' at the Bayreuther Festspiele in 1876. These costumes included horned helmets, and are widely credited with starting the popular myth that Viking warriors wore horned helmets, even though there is no direct archaeological evidence to support this. His son, Emil Doepler, was also an artist. See also * List of German painters Notes References * Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''. Boydell & Brewer, D.S. Brewer External links Illustrations for Nordisch-Germanische Götter und Helden by Wilhelm Wägner and Jakob Nover, 1882. __NOTOC__ 1824 births 1905 deaths 19th-century German painters German male painters 20th-century Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor Oder Thunar
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Besides Old Norse , the deity occurs in Old English as , in Old Frisian as ', in Old Saxon as ', and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym , meaning 'Thunder'. Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions of , to the Germanic expansions of the Migration Period, to his high popularity during the Viking Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, , were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity. Due to the nature of the Germanic corpus, narratives featuring Thor are only attested in Old Nors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
