This image depicts "The Death of Þórr" at Ragnarök, as he lies on the ground after killing the Miðgarðsormr (World Serpent). This scene is from the Eddaic poem Völuspá and was illustrated by Lorenz Frølich for Karl Gjellerup's Den Ældre Eddas Gudesange.
No, I didn't know all that. For once, Google Images search came through.
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