Cut Off the First Head

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Zoom in — Then Halvor cut off the first head.

Artist

Name:: Speed, Lancelot
Dates:: 1860-1931
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: California Digital Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The red fairy book
Author:: Lang, Andrew
Publisher:: London, New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1890
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A man armed with a sword fights a nine-headed giant and starts cutting off his heads one after the other.

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{{cite web | title=Cut Off the First Head | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cut-off-head/ | author=Speed, Lancelot | year=1890 | access-date=July 15, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}