Loki
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Loki is a god in Norse mythology. Loki engineers the death of the beloved god Baldr and is bound by the gods and suffers from serpent venom. His wife Sigyn collects the venom in a bowl. However, she m
Loki and Sigyn (1863) by Mårten Eskil Winge
Loki taunts Bragi (1908) by W. G. Collingwood
A depiction of Lokasenna (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
Loki threatens the Æsir with fire (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
Ragnarök
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In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous great Norse mythological figures will perish; it will entail a catastrophic series of
Loki
…the bowl when it is full and the venom that drips in the meantime causes Loki to writhe in pain, thereby causing earthquakes. As part of the events of Ragnarök, Loki is foretold to eventually break free from his bonds and, among the forces of the jötnar, to go to battle with the gods, during which time he and…
The north portal of the 12th-century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent Ragnarök.
Then the Awful Fight Began (by George Wright, 1908)
Odin and Fenrir, Freyr and Surt (by Emil Doepler, 1905)
Thor and the Midgard Serpent (by Emil Doepler, 1905)