Home›Sources›Pajdas, "History of Norse Mythology in Art," DailyArt MagazineSourcesPajdas, "History of Norse Mythology in Art," DailyArt MagazineCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Pajdas, "History of Norse Mythology in Art," DailyArt Magazine." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/pajdas-dailyart-norse-mythology-in-art.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Pajdas, "History of Norse Mythology in Art," DailyArt Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/pajdas-dailyart-norse-mythology-in-artCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-pajdas-history-of-norse-mythology-in-art, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Pajdas, "History of Norse Mythology in Art," DailyArt Magazine}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/pajdas-dailyart-norse-mythology-in-art}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAn art history essay on an online magazine devoted to art history writing, read directly for this entry. Its strength is a named author's survey placing this specific painting inside the broader nineteenth century movement of Nordic Romantic Nationalism, and a direct, undodged account of how that movement's imagery was later misused by twentieth century far right nationalism. Its limit is that it is magazine journalism rather than peer reviewed academic art history, so it is cited here alongside the plainer catalogue facts the Wikipedia source supplies, not as a substitute for one.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Reliability tier 2: a named contributor publishing a signed article on DailyArt Magazine, an art history outlet with editorial staff, one step below a peer-reviewed art history journal.NotesWell-attestedChecked at its exact URL. Names this specific painting as an example of Romantic Nationalism in nineteenth century Sweden, and states plainly that the movement's Norse imagery, alongside Richard Wagner's own operas on the same mythology, was later misused by Nazi and other far right nationalist movements, a critical point about the movement's later political history rather than a claim about the artist's own intent or the painting's original nineteenth century reception.CitationAuthorWell-attestedLana PajdasPublisherWell-attestedDailyArt MagazineURLWell-attestedhttps://www.dailyartmagazine.com/norse-mythology-in-art/Source TypeWell-attestedmagazine featureClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Sacred Art & Iconography, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested8ArticlesA Movement Whose Imagery Was Later Put to Ugly UseSourcesPajdas, "History of Norse Mythology in Art," DailyArt MagazineGeneral References2ArticlesA Movement Whose Imagery Was Later Put to Ugly UseSacred Art & IconographyThor's Fight With the Giants (1872)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year