Bronze Relief of Egill Skallagrímsson and Böðvarr

Title: Bronze Relief of Egill Skallagrímsson and Böðvarr
Submitted by: DrummieKerr
Description: This image shows a bronze relief sculpture of the Viking warrior and poet Egill Skallagrímsson carrying the lifeless body of his drowned son, Böðvarr. The relief was created by Danish artist Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. It stands near the historical burial mound in Borgarnes, Iceland.
Identifier: NM-00692
Contributor: Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
Date: 1889; 2026-09-07
Temporal Coverage: Modern (Nineteenth Century)
Place of Origin: Borgarnes, Iceland
Current Location: 310 Borgarnes, Iceland; 64.5446376, -21.9105006
Format: Bronze
Type: Monument & Memorial See all items with this value; Artefact & Artwork See all items with this value
Subject: Egill Skallagrímsson; Horse; Burial Mound
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0