Wotan
Wotan stands behind the Landesmuseum in Hanover as a limestone sculpture by Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard. Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard created it in 1888. The figure presents Wotan, known in Norse mythology as Odin, with ravens Hugin and Munin and wolves Freki and Geri. Their presence gives the scene a vivid connection to stories about divine knowledge and power.
The statue reached its Hanover setting in 1901, after Engelhard shaped the god and his animal companions. War and restoration removed it from view between 1943 and 1987. Engelhard also created the Electress Sophie statue in Herrenhausen Gardens and the Schiller Monument on Georgstraße. Hugin and Munin remain the detail that stays with you, perched beside a god whose ravens were said to reveal everything happening in the world.
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