"Ugh! Ugh! Here I smell the Blood of a Christian Man!" roared the Troll, Erik Werenskiold

"Ugh! Ugh! Here I smell the Blood of a Christian Man!" roared the Troll

"Huttetu! her lukter så kristen manns blod," sa trollet (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian) (1855-1938)

Movement: Naturalism
Date: 1880
Medium: Pen and pencil on paper
Dimensions: 31 × 23.2 cm (sheet)
Collection: National Museum of Norway
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Nasjonalmuseet / Dag Andre Ivarsøy, CC BY 4.0

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Boy Figure Monster Axe Weapon Conte Illustration Drawing Feather Troll Child Tool Fantastic creature Legend Back Standing Jacket Trousers Clothing Door Beard Arm Tension Signature Hatching

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"Nay, nay! - Clip, clip, clip!" shrieked the Old Woman

"Nay, nay! - Clip, clip, clip!" shrieked the Old Woman

"Soon the Moon will come up and I will ask him"

"Soon the Moon will come up and I will ask him"

When her Time came, the Queen was brought to a Bed and gave Birth to a Beautiful Baby Girl

When her Time came, the Queen was brought to a Bed and gave Birth to a Beautiful Baby Girl

The Princesses wanted to sit and rest a bit

The Princesses wanted to sit and rest a bit

Bird in the Top of a Spruce tree

Bird in the Top of a Spruce tree

From the Time he was a Small Boy, he would never do anything, but just sat raking in the Ashes

From the Time he was a Small Boy, he would never do anything, but just sat raking in the Ashes

The Squire and the Neighbor Girl

The Squire and the Neighbor Girl

Squire Per and the Cat ("Squire Per")

Squire Per and the Cat ("Squire Per")