BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS "Jormungandr".  This Goodman painting capturing Jormungandr fighting his arch enemy the Thunder God Thor. Jormungandr is the child of the God Loki. Loki threw his child into the sea. The serpent grew so large that he was able to surround the Earth and grasp his own tail. When he lets go the world will end!!!

The painting depicts the second battle between Thor and the serpent. This encounter came when Thor went fishing with the giant Hymir. When Hymir refused to provide Thor with bait, Thor struck the head off Hymir's largest ox to use as such. Thor then prepared a strong line and a large hook, which Jörmungandr bit. Thor pulled the serpent from the water, whereupon the two faced one another! The serpent dribbled poison (see pic) Hymir went pale with fear, and as Thor grabbed his hammer to kill the serpent, the giant cut the line, leaving the serpent to sink beneath the waves... This encounter with Thor seems to have been one of the most popular motifs in Norse art. Four picture stones  that have been linked with the myth include the Altuna Runestone, Ardre VIII image stone, the Hordum stone  and the Gosforth Cross. A stone slab that may be a portion of a second cross at Gosforth also shows a fishing scene using an ox head. Of these, the Ardre VIII stone is the most interesting, with a man entering a house where an ox is standing, and another scene showing two men using a spear to fish. If the stone is correctly interpretted as depicting this myth, it demonstrates that the myth was in a stable form for about 500 years !! In the third battle Thor finally kills Jormungandr!!!!!!!

......BY THE SUPERB LEON GOODMAN WHO IS AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST HAVING BEEN A FINALIST AT THE GARRICK-MILNE PRIZE. HE HAS MANY OF HIS WORKS SOLD AT CHRISTIES. Measurements height 20 inches by 16  inches.

 Oil on Canvas .............Box Framed