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valkyries riding into battle foxPoster with the incredible painting Valkyries riding into battle by Johan Gustaf Sandberg from the 19th century. The painting shows a battlefield with Vikings and has an enormous wealth of detail and drama in it. On the right we see Valkyries plunging from a dark sky to bring the body and soul of some of the fallen warriors to the gods. From the left comes the goddess Freya to take the rest. In Norse mythology, Valkyries were female beings who brought

In the picture we see a fall red farm in a beautiful and sunny winter landscape

Gandhi led campaigns across India for poverty alleviation and women's emancipation

Source: Iduns Tryckeri Aktiebolag | Created: about 1895-1910

Le Moniteur de la Mode was a French fashion magazine published on a weekly basis during the 19th century

Poster with a topographical map of Gotland during the earlier part of the 19th century

the magpie is associated with a number of superstitions and is seen as an omen of misfortune

Artist: August Strindberg | Created: 1905

the Latin name of the species

as the Church's scientific doctrine was deeply intertwined with religious belief and the ancient wisdom of Aristotle

and you still hear the sizzling of the water

Biblioteksgatan is one of Stockholm's most fashionable shopping streets where many international brands have their stores

Boys compare today's catch of fish