Fabric poster "Odin on Sleipnir", black - bronze
Black fabric poster "Wotan riding", with bronze-colored print.
Odin - finder of the runes, god of runic wisdom and patron god of skalds.
High god of the Aesir / highest and first deity / god of poetry, knowledge, magic / god of the sky, war, and the dead.
As storm god, he is the leader of Wotan's armies.
Odin, the Allfather - son of Borr and the giantess Bestla. Together with his brothers Hœnir and Lóðurr, Odin - so the legend goes - created the first human couple (Ask and Embla), and gave them a soul.
He sits on his throne Hliðskjálf in the hall Valaskjálf in the divine fortress Asgard and can observe the whole world from there. He is all-seeing and knows what is said and done.
At Odin's side are the ravens Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory), who return from their journey every morning to report to Odin the news of the world.
He is also accompanied by the two wolves Geri (greedy) and Freki (ravenous). With his eight-legged stallion Sleipnir he rides against the forces of darkness!
Odin pledges his eye to his uncle Mímir to be allowed to drink the mead Óðrerir from the Well of Wisdom. He owes his wealth to his golden ring Draupnir, from which eight more rings drip every nine days.
In battle, he relies on the spear Gungnir, which never misses its target.
Odin's mythical wife is Frigg, whose Old German name Frijā is identical to the Norse Vanir goddess Freyja. Frigg is also identified with Freyja in the Edda. His wife bore him the sons Thor, Baldr, and Týr.
Thus, Odin is not only the god of the fallen in Valhalla, but generally the leader of the dead (as the older myth of the Wild Hunt expresses, in which all spirits of the dead ride through the night under Odin's leadership).
His retinue consists of 13 spirit-warrioresses - the Valkyries (Valkyrjar), and the souls of the fallen warriors - the Einherjar, who reside in Valhalla (Hall of the Fallen).
This shining hall stood in Gladsheim - in front of it the grove Glasir, whose trees bore golden leaves. Above the main door of the hall - which was so high that one could hardly see its gable - hung a wolf as a symbol of war, and above it an eagle. The hall itself, covered with shields over spear shafts, had 540 doors, through which those 800 Einherjar passed when it came to the great battle with the Fenris wolf (the warriors gathered for Ragnarök).
For these brave ones, who came to Odin on the battlefield after death, he was destined. Under Odin's chairmanship, the Valkyries abundantly poured out the mead.
- Poster - fabric made of 100% cotton (black with bronze-colored matte print).
- Size: 60 cm x 90 cm