Gná, Fulla, and Frigg by Emil Doepler 1905
"Ganglere asked: Which are the Goddesses? Har answered: Frigg is the first; she possesses the right lordly dwelling which is called Fensaler. The fifth is Fulla, who is also a may (maid/virgin), she wears her hair flowing and has a golden ribbon about her head; she carries Frigg's chest, takes care of her shoes and knows her secrets. The fourteenth is Gna, whom Frigg sends on her errands into various worlds. She rides upon a horse called Hofvarpner, that runs through the air and over the sea. Once, when she was riding, some vans saw her faring through the air."
-Prose Edda/Gylfaginning, Chapter 36
Emil Doepler illustration from Walhall: Die Götterwelt der Germanen (The Gods of the Teutons) 1905.
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https://boudicca.de/site/de/gmedia-album/emil-doepler/
http://www.renegadetribune.com/emil-doeplers-illustrations-germanic-mythology/
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