17:
110:
provides the additional detail that while Thor was pulling on the line with Jörmungandr on the hook, his feet went through the bottom of the boat. The image on the Hørdum stone shows Hymir, Thor, his fishing line and a portion of the serpent. Thor's foot has been pushed through the hull of the boat.
111:
The ox head bait is not shown, but may have been on a section of the image that has been worn away. Hymir is depicted holding a tool, apparently in preparation to cut the fishing line, consistent with the version of the myth told in the
75:
and picture stones was understood, they were often reused as materials in the construction of roads, bridges, walls, and buildings. The image on the stone illustrates a legend recorded in the
159:
190:
in Råby. Two other stones, the Långtora kyrka stone and U 1001 in Rasbo, depict ships but currently do not have any runes on them and may never have had any.
155:
351:
220:
179:
175:
167:
115:. It has also been suggested that an image of the head of the serpent can be seen in the natural fracture edges of the stone under the boat.
306:
187:
134:. A stone slab that may be a portion of a second cross at Gosforth also shows a fishing scene using an ox head for bait. Several other
426:
396:
334:
269:
253:
71:
The Hørdum stone was discovered in 1954 during trench work adjacent to the church in Hørdum. Before the historical significance of
183:
138:
runic inscriptions from the Viking Age depict ships but not this myth, including DR 77 in
Hjermind, DR 119 in Spentrup,
118:
This encounter between Thor and Jörmungandr seems to have been one of the most popular motifs in Norse art. Three other
139:
359:
323:
Sørensen, Preben M. (2002). "Þorr's
Fishing Expedition (Hymiskviða)". In Acker, Paul; Larrington, Carolyne (eds.).
296:
444:
459:
87:, in which the Norse god Thor fishes for Jörmungandr, the Midgard serpent. Thor goes fishing with the
464:
239:
44:
40:
94:
using an ox head for bait, and catches Jörmungandr, who then either breaks loose or, as told in the
363:
143:
123:
163:
422:
392:
330:
249:
216:
171:
418:
Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The
Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse
324:
292:
147:
127:
52:
16:
131:
60:
453:
151:
119:
77:
32:
96:
416:
386:
243:
210:
300:
273:
135:
83:
102:
29:
72:
88:
36:
212:
Midgard - Auf den Spuren der
Wikinger: Band 1: Deutschland und Dänemark
48:
193:
The Hørdum stone is currently on display in the church in Hørdum.
91:
329:. Translated by Williams, Kirsten. Routledge. pp. 119–138.
56:
388:
Gods, Heroes, & Kings: The Battle for Mythic
Britain
385:Fee, Christopher R.; Leeming, David A. (2001).
421:. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. p. 120.
326:The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology
287:
285:
182:in Linga, Vg 51 in Husaby, U 370 in Herresta,
8:
122:that have been linked with the myth are the
318:
316:
234:
232:
186:in Gamla Uppsala, U 1052 in Axlunda, and
15:
410:
408:
391:. Oxford University Press. p. 36.
201:
106:, the line is cut loose by Hymir. The
215:. Books on Demand. pp. 164–166.
142:in Sønder Kirkeby, DR 258 in Bösarp,
7:
307:The American-Scandinavian Foundation
209:Fritz, Heiko; Feik, Joachim (2008).
297:Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (transl.)
245:The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe
162:in Törnevalla, Sö 122 in Skresta,
14:
150:in Holmby, DR EM85;523 in Farsø,
270:Bellows, Henry Adams (transl.)
1:
248:. Routledge. pp. 50–53.
51:, that depicts a legend from
481:
445:Photograph of Hørdum stone
299:(1916). "Gylfaginning".
63:, the Midgard serpent.
415:Jesch, Judith (2001).
356:Danske Runeindskrifter
272:(1936). "Hymiskviða".
124:Ardre VIII image stone
21:
240:Davidson, Hilda Ellis
19:
341:p. 122-123, 127-128.
45:North Denmark Region
41:Thisted Municipality
352:"Hørdum-billedsten"
366:on 9 February 2020
278:. pp. 144–47.
55:involving the god
22:
309:. pp. 69–70.
222:978-3-8370-4168-2
472:
433:
432:
412:
403:
402:
382:
376:
375:
373:
371:
362:. Archived from
348:
342:
340:
320:
311:
310:
293:Snorri Sturluson
289:
280:
279:
266:
260:
259:
236:
227:
226:
206:
128:Altuna Runestone
480:
479:
475:
474:
473:
471:
470:
469:
450:
449:
441:
436:
429:
414:
413:
406:
399:
384:
383:
379:
369:
367:
350:
349:
345:
337:
322:
321:
314:
291:
290:
283:
275:The Poetic Edda
268:
267:
263:
256:
238:
237:
230:
223:
208:
207:
203:
199:
170:in Österberga,
160:Ög MÖLM1960;230
69:
53:Norse mythology
12:
11:
5:
478:
476:
468:
467:
462:
460:Picture stones
452:
451:
448:
447:
440:
439:External links
437:
435:
434:
427:
404:
397:
377:
360:Nationalmuseet
343:
335:
312:
302:The Prose Edda
281:
261:
254:
228:
221:
200:
198:
195:
178:in Överjärna,
166:in Skarpåker,
158:in Stratomta,
146:in Tullstorp,
132:Gosforth Cross
120:picture stones
68:
65:
35:discovered in
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
477:
466:
463:
461:
458:
457:
455:
446:
443:
442:
438:
430:
428:0-85115-826-9
424:
420:
419:
411:
409:
405:
400:
398:0-19-513479-6
394:
390:
389:
381:
378:
365:
361:
357:
353:
347:
344:
338:
336:0-8153-1660-7
332:
328:
327:
319:
317:
313:
308:
304:
303:
298:
294:
288:
286:
282:
277:
276:
271:
265:
262:
257:
255:0-203-40850-0
251:
247:
246:
241:
235:
233:
229:
224:
218:
214:
213:
205:
202:
196:
194:
191:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
116:
114:
109:
105:
104:
99:
98:
93:
90:
86:
85:
80:
79:
74:
66:
64:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
33:picture stone
31:
27:
18:
417:
387:
380:
368:. Retrieved
364:the original
355:
346:
325:
301:
274:
264:
244:
211:
204:
192:
154:in Ledberg,
136:Scandinavian
117:
113:Gylfaginning
112:
107:
101:
97:Gylfaginning
95:
82:
76:
70:
26:Hørdum stone
25:
23:
20:Hørdum stone
465:Thor in art
174:in Spånga,
84:Poetic Edda
67:Description
61:Jörmungandr
454:Categories
197:References
130:, and the
108:Prose Edda
103:Prose Edda
78:Hymiskviða
73:runestones
30:Viking Age
242:(1993).
100:of the
81:of the
49:Denmark
425:
395:
370:25 Feb
333:
252:
219:
180:Sö 352
176:Sö 351
172:Sö 164
168:Sö 158
164:Sö 154
156:Ög 224
152:Ög 181
148:DR 328
144:DR 271
140:DR 220
126:, the
89:jötunn
37:Hørdum
188:Vs 17
184:U 979
92:Hymir
28:is a
423:ISBN
393:ISBN
372:2011
331:ISBN
250:ISBN
217:ISBN
59:and
57:Thor
24:The
456::
407:^
358:.
354:.
315:^
305:.
295:;
284:^
231:^
47:,
43:,
39:,
431:.
401:.
374:.
339:.
258:.
225:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
