Viking Socks
Description: The design depicts this monstrous canine of Northern European lore in a classic Nordic style with knots and patterns everywhere, but with a contemporary twist. The colors are distressed to give an aged appearance almost as if it’s a gold or bronze artifact that was dug out of a Scandinavian chieftain’s burial mound. The runes at the bottom of the design say “Fenrir”.
Description: Fenrir (or Fenris) is a gigantic, monster wolf of Norse Viking folklore. Fenrir is a child of the Norse god Loki, and is responsible for gobbling up the god Odin WHOLE during the events of Ragnarok. Fenrir is so ferocious that only a magical chain forged by the dwarves can bind him. The god Tyr (represented by the rune that looks like an arrow in this image) had his right hand bitten off by Fenrir. This image shows Fenrir breaking free of the magical dwarven chains that bind him.
Description: Yggdrasil, or “World Tree,” is a central feature of Norse mythology. The World Tree houses all nine of the mythological Norse realms, and several mythological creatures occupy its branches. My artwork here shows Thor, the thunder god, battling his nemesis the “World Serpent” Jörmungandr. Thor and the world serpent do battle in the cataclysmic Ragnarök where they kill each other in their final battle
Description: Ragnar Lothbrok is a semi mythological figure from the Viking age. His exploits are recorded in most annals and sagas in Northwestern Europe from the Irish Annals to the Icelandic sagas. This epic figure from the North sea met his fate as he was Captured by King Aella of Northumbria (Northern England) and executed by being thrown in a pit of snakes. This artwork depicts Ranar's fate; the pit of snakes that was to lead to his death.
