Olaus Magnus - On Seven Foreign Brothers

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Olaus Magnus - On Seven Foreign Brothers

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The woodcut illustrates the legend of the seven brothers sleeping in a cave at foot of high mountain at the shore of the ocean. The place is located in the high north where the cold and unpleasant wind “Circius” reigns. The men are dressed like the people in the old Rome and have been sleeping for many years.

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1555
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