Valkyrie
Peter Nicolai Arbo · 1865
Why it's great
A woman warrior on a winged horse flies through a stormy sky, as a Valkyrie from Norse myth. Peter Nicolai Arbo was a Norwegian painter who illustrated the sagas and Norse mythology. His dramatic pictures helped give Norway a picture of its Viking past. It's an exciting scene from the old stories.
🏛️ Part of history
The Viking Age (793–1066) — A Valkyrie, one of Odin's warrior-maidens in Norse myth, gallops over the battlefield to choose the bravest fighters.
Where to see it
📍 NationalmuseumStockholm, Sweden
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Peter Nicolai Arbo was a Norwegian painter born in 1831 who studied in Düsseldorf and Munich. He painted Norse myth and Viking history, making them familiar to Norwegians. His 'Wild Hunt of Odin' is his most famous painting. He died in Christiania in 1892.
