This illustration deftly captures the poignant last moment in the life of an aging Norse King, Warwolf. Wishing to die as a hero, Warwolf sits, head bowed in his ship which has been set afire, mirroring the affecting lines from Walter Thornbury’s accompanying poem: Sitting erect on his fir-tree throne, In his royal robe and glittering crown, As the fateful galley bore away… "(see references)"