Surtr and Freyr in Combat



Secondary Sources

Gjellerup, Karl (da.)
b. 1857
d. 1919
Nationality: Danish
Frølich, Lorenz (da.)
b. 1820
d. 1908
Nationality: Danish
was a painter, illustrator and etcher.
Surtr (non.)
Giant with a bright or flaming sword who guards the boundaries of Muspell and leads the sons of Muspell at Ragnarok. He kills Freyr in the battle and is responsible for the fire that burns the world afterwards.
Freyr (non.)
Freyr is a fertility god and one of the Vanir. He is the son of Njörðr and the twin brother of Freyja.
Ragnarök (non.)
Ragnarok (en.)
The final great battle between the gods and the giants.
Völuspá The Prophescy of the Seeress The first poem in the Poetic Edda.