Tapestry 2/10 in the Åsmund Fregdegjeva series by Ragna Breivik

Title: Tapestry 2/10 in the Åsmund Fregdegjeva series by Ragna Breivik
Submitted by: ansugastiz
Description: Tapestry currently in the Bryggen Museum, inspired by the ballad of Åsmund Fregdegjeva found in approximately 90 variants. The ballad can be traced back to the Middle Ages, and may have originated from a saga. In this tapestry, Åsmund and his brothers leave the court of the Irish king and set sail for Trollebotten, the mountain under which trolls live and keep the kidnapped Irish princess. This is tapestry number two in a series of ten that were made by the Norwegian textile artist and political activist Ragna Breivik. Ragna dyed her wool herself and wove the ten tapestries over several years. The original design is based on Watercolours by her friend and himself celebrated artist Gerhard Munthe.
Identifier: NM-01335
Contributor: Bymuseet See all items with this value
Date: 1923 – 1949
Temporal Coverage: Medieval (1100–1500); Modern (Twentieth Century)
Place of Origin: Norway
Current Location: Dreggsallmenningen 3, 5003 Bergen, Norway; 60.39821480000001, 5.3226073
Format: Wool
Language: Norwegian [nor]; Norwegian Nynorsk [nno]
Type: Sculpture / Installation See all items with this value; Artwork See all items with this value; Artefact & Artwork See all items with this value
Subject: Ballad; Ship; Viking Ship (Symbol); Monsters; Shield; Mythical Beings; Viking Shield (Symbol)
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0