# ID a screaming, wide-eyed Viking painting?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-screaming-wide-eyed-viking-painting/573021>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 1, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-screaming-wide-eyed-viking-painting/573021 "2011-03-01T03:53:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-screaming-wide-eyed-viking-painting/573021/21 "2011-06-07T15:25:47Z")

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> [@Sage\_Rat](#):
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> I don’t think that the spiral is part of the signature. He used thicker lines for the initials than he did for the rest of his scrapings. The spiral is of the same thickness as everything else.

I agree. Probably wishful thinking on my part.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-screaming-wide-eyed-viking-painting/573021/22 "2011-06-07T16:27:28Z")

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> [@Sage\_Rat](#):
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> There isn’t a set of credits for the magazine on one page?

Oughta be, but not always.

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-screaming-wide-eyed-viking-painting/573021/23 "2011-06-09T03:05:31Z")

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I have a possible lead…

I have the Time-Life “Enchanted World” series. The picture looked vaguely familiar, so I looked through my set. While I didn’t find that picture, I did find this one: [http://pics.livejournal.com/zyada/pic/0002taex/](http://pics.livejournal.com/zyada/pic/0002taex/)

The eyes in this picture look very much like the eyes in your viking, and the style looks right.

The illustrator for mine is [Graham Ward](http://www.grahamward.co.uk/paintings.html), and he was doing illustration during the 80s.

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**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-screaming-wide-eyed-viking-painting/573021/24 "2011-06-09T23:40:56Z")

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> [@Baal\_Houtham](#):
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> If you flop the picture (mirror image) the signature becomes easier to read. It definitely says “GR” and it probably says “GROSS” with the “O” being a spiral.
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> Possibly the name is G. Ross.

Any relation to B. Ross?

“Here’s a happy little screaming Viking. And maybe he’s got a little friend over here.”

😃

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-screaming-wide-eyed-viking-painting/573021/25 "2011-06-09T23:51:10Z")

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I’m using an older Runic Alphabet Translator, but according to my supplement it reads:

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> Zatü, waiting on other side of glory hole

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