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SciFi & Fantasy Art / Gallery 638 of 885 / James Carl McKnight / Picture 39 of 40 / Wotan and Yggdrasil

"Wotan and Yggdrasil" by James Carl McKnight

SF&F Picture 39 out of 40 by James Carl McKnight

SciFi and Fantasy Art Wotan and Yggdrasil by James Carl McKnight


	The Norse god, Wotan, visits Yggdrasil, the World Bearer. Hidden somewhere nearby, Loki, the Norse god of mischief lurks and listens....

Date	Name	Comment
12 Sep 2006	Laura Sofie Holmegaard	Loading... Oh, my! I love the details and shading of this drawing - it's simply marvellous! Yggdrasil looks somewhat small compared to Odin (sorry, not gonna call him Wotan, although you're welcome to), though. Loke is the snake, right? Very symbolic... makes the scene resemble the Fall of Man slightly. Very nicely done. James Carl McKnight replies: "Wotan is the Germanic equivalent of Odin. As for His size in relation to the tree,Odin is the All Father ( a god, y'know) and capable of assuming any size or form he so chooses...."
20 Jan 2007	Louise Lindgren	Loading... Yeah... I think I agree with Johannes, there is not enough norse mythology in the woods ;-) I must commend you on the details on this one. That tree must have taken forever to complete.
20 Aug 2007	RobbieG	Loading... Ooh, that Loki! He's so sneaky I love this picture. Now that I think about it, I haven't seen many Norse/Germanic gods depicted on Elfwood.
3 Jan 2008	Michael pixie john	Loading... One of the most beautiful trees ive seen completely magical lovely figure drawing too
13 Jan 2008	Anne Wipf	Loading... I added your picture in my tour : yesterd.: Most remarquable trees of Elfwood
13 Jan 2008	Joelle Duran	Loading... I really like this--especially all the details of the tree and the snake quietly tucked away. Nice work!
10 Jun 2008	Carlfunko	Loading... oohhh. Norse mythology, loving it!
30 Aug 2008	Drew	Loading... I thought it was RAD!
20 Nov 2008	Amanda J Macleod	Loading... This is put together beautifully, great job
17 Dec 2008	Arjan	Loading... the name is wodan, not wotan (i guess wotan is the english form of the name.) and yes odin is the name of the norse mythology. in the story odin hangs him self up on the tree with an spear, and suffers. when he’s hanged up, he discovers the runes and the universal meaning of them. thats how it stands in the edda’s (old norse myth books.) btw good job keep it up. James Carl McKnight replies: "Wotan is the germanic/anglo saxon form of the name from what I understand. Also known as Odin, Oden, Woden, Wotan, etc. All the same name for the All-Father. There are several branches of Germanic/Norse/Scandinavian language that each have their own spelling, yet are pronounced pretty much the same. The Eddas, (Elder and Younger) were written in Iceland, another Norse tongue. So of course the Eddas would use the Icelandic form of the name. It can be spelled Wotan, and I personally have witnessed the name spelled that way in books on mythology, the pronunciation is probably still Wodan, even with the "t". Also, since the letter "W" is pronounced with a "V" sound in many of the Germanic dialects, the name may actually be Vodin. "
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About 'Wotan and Yggdrasil':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

James Carl McKnight
• Copyright: ©James Carl McKnight. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Norse, Mythos, Fantasy
• Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Book Illustration
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Computer Program
• Inspirations: Other Author, Other Artist
• Submitted: 2006-09-07 03:46:10
• Views: 12345
• Resolution: 800x641

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