Title

'The three Norns', 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham

Caption

'The three Norns', 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The three Norns, goddeses of Fate, sit spinning the thread of destiny on the summit of Brunnhilde's rock, discussing the past, present and future. The yellow glow of the fire is behind them. From a private collection.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1925

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D81_400

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,3Mb (1,8Mb) / 10,1in x 15,4in / 3038 x 4633 (300dpi)

Keywords

silhouette nature Germany tree discussion time religious German plant rocks rock peak country entertainment religion discussing fire British color colour deity God darkness opera illustration location century Britain concept legend myth mythology twenties fate goddess germanic mythical creature legendary 1920s 20th century mythical beast Norse mythology glow lithograph Der Ring des Nibelungen The Ring of the Nibelung Twilight of the Gods Richard Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner Historica Graphica Collection Arthur Rackham Gotterdammerung Norns Götterdämmerung Rackham Arthur Richard Wagner lithograph