'The Gods grow wan and aged at the loss of Freia', 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham

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'The Gods grow wan and aged at the loss of Freia', 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Without Freia's golden apples which bring eternal youth, the gods begin to age and grow weak. From Das Rheingold. From a private collection.

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