Thor i Kampen for Balder, Louis Moe, 1898

Thor i kampen for balder. The scene is described in gesta danorum in the following way: "thor was swinging his club with marvellous might, and shattered all interposing shields, calling as loudly on his foes to attack him as upon his friends to back him up. No kind of armour withstood his onset, no man could receive his stroke and live. Whatsoever his blow fended off it crushed; neither shield nor helm endured the weight of its dint; no greatness of body or of strength could serve. " elton's translation. Date: 1898.