Thor - Reykjavik, Iceland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 64° 08.510 W 021° 55.799
27W E 454744 N 7113149
This work is located in the Einar Jonsson Museum Sculpture Garden.
Waymark Code: WMQCEV
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 02/04/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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This 1939-1940 bronze sculpture is entitled "Thor Wrestling with Age".
All of the sculptures here are by Icelandic artist Einar Jonsson.
Given the sculpture's title... the many depictions presumably represent the God Thor in various ages. One young figure props up the larger and obviously ancient old man. There are several other smaller figures depicted in less detail under the main figure's arched body.

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"In Norse mythology, Thor...is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing, healing and fertility. The cognate deity in wider Germanic mythology and paganism was known in Old English as Þunor and in Old High German as Donar ... stemming from a Common Germanic *Þunraz (meaning "thunder").

Ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-European religion, Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania, to the tribal 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, Mjölnir, were worn in defiance and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity. Into the modern period, Thor continued to be acknowledged in rural folklore throughout Germanic regions. Thor is frequently referred to in place names, the day of the week Thursday ("Thor's day"; Old English Thunresdæg, Thunor's day; German "Donnerstag" Donar's day; Dutch "Donderdag") bears his name, and names stemming from the pagan period containing his own continue to be used today."
Associated Religion(s): Norse

Statue Location: Einar Jonsson Museum Sculpture Garden

Entrance Fee: 0

Artist: Einar Jonsson

Website: [Web Link]

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