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English: "The Punishment of Loki", by Louis Huard.
Français : The Punishment of Loki (Litt. « Le châtiment de Loki »), de Louis Huard.
Date (this version - editions exist at least back as far as 1891 or earlier)
Source The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology by A & E Keary. MacMillan & Co, London
Author
Louis Huard  (1814–1874)  wikidata:Q21555912 s:en:Author:Louis Huard
 
Louis Huard
Description French illustrator, drawer and painter
Date of birth/death 1 January 1814 Edit this at Wikidata 9 September 1874 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Aix-en-Provence Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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If it's ever useful to know where this was originally printed, this comes from Chapter VIII, "The Punishment of Loki", opposite page 292 (the engravings are on unnumbered pages), next to the text "The serpent could never move away afterwards; but every moment a burning drop from his tongue fell down on Loki's shuddering face."

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