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    The Eyrarland Statue is a bronze statue of a seated figure (6.7 cm) from about AD 1000 that was recovered at the Eyrarland farm in the area of Akureyri...
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    which might be connected to political and religious conflicts. The Eyrarland Statue, a copper alloy figure found near Akureyri, Iceland dating from around...
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    featuring depictions of the hammer have also been discovered. The Eyrarland Statue, a copper alloy figure found near Akureyri, Iceland dating from around...
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    from several other Eddic poems. A seated bronze statue of Thor (about 6.4 cm) known as the Eyrarland statue from about AD 1000 was recovered at a farm near...
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    The Eyrarland Statue, typically interpreted as depicting Thor. Thor's riding across the sky is likely reflected in the modern Swedish word for "thunderstorm"...
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    "seems doubtless" that it belongs to the same artistic tradition as the Eyrarland statue from Iceland. The latter is often assumed to be a representation of...
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    10th-century Eyrarland Statue of Thor, found in Iceland....
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    10th century Eyrarland statue of Thor, the Norse god of thunder, found in Iceland....
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    that of a male Christian bishop. Neither would point towards Odin. Eyrarland Statue Rällinge statuette Louise Lauritsen, "Et unikt fund af Odin fra Lejre"...
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    interpreted as Oðinn because of its missing eye; the bronze figurine from Eyrarland in Iceland as Thor because it holds a hammer. A bronze figurine from Rällinge...
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