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In Scandinavian folklore, a '''myling''' (or '''uburd''') is the vengeful ghost of an unbap
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The Scandinavian '''näcken, strömkarlennäck, nøkk, nøkken, strömkarl''', '''Grim''' or
The modern Scandinavian names are derived from an Old Norse ''nykr'', meaning ''river horse''. Thus
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In scandinavian folklore, the entity referred to as a '''gjenganger''' is the equivalent of
The term gjenganger and its other Scandinavian counterparts, can be directly translated into English as revenant. A more m
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THE FAIRY MYTHOLOGY BY THOMAS KEIGHTLEY (1850)
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...into English by Thomas Keightley and published 1828 in his book "The Fairy Mythology". In 1836 the painter and poet August Kopisch published a famous poem begin
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Like the troll of Scandinavian legend, with which the trow shares many similarities, trows are nocturnal c
[[Category: Scottish mythology]]
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...ækhesten''' (translated as ''the brook horse'') is a mythological horse in Scandinavian folklore.
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In Dutch mythology and Dutch folklore, '''kabouters''' are tiny men who live underground, in m
They belong to the [[gnome]]s family and are akin to the Scandinavian [[Tomte]] and the German [[kobold]].
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In Hittite mythology, '''Illuyanka''' was a serpentine dragon slain by Tarhunt, the Hittite god
...n mythology ), Indra and Vritra (Indian mythology), Zeus and Typhon (Greek mythology).
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THE FAIRY MYTHOLOGY BY THOMAS KEIGHTLEY (1850)
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A '''tomte''' or '''nisse''' is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore, believed to take care of a farmer's home and barn and protect it
The tomte/nisse shares many aspects with other Scandinavian wights such as the Swedish ''vättar'' (from the Old Norse "landvættir") o
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...nd '''Lindwurm''' in Germany) is a large serpent-like dragon from European mythology and folklore.
In the tale of "Prince Lindworm" (also "King Lindworm"), from Scandinavian folklore, a hideous lindworm is born, as one of twins, to a queen, who, in
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THE FAIRY MYTHOLOGY BY THOMAS KEIGHTLEY (1850)
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In German and Scandinavian folklore, an '''erlking''' or '''Erlkönig''' is a mischievous or malevolen
..., the Erlkönig appears as an omen of death, much like the banshee in Irish mythology. Unlike the banshee, however, the Erlkönig will appear only to the person
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The '''Wood-Wives''' are female spirits of the forest in Germanic mythology.
*Grimm, Jacob. Teutonic Mythology. (J.S. Stalleybrass edition) George Bell & Sons, London, 1883.
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...tland a similar creature was called the ''Shoopiltee''. It also appears in Scandinavian folklore where it is known by the name '''Bäckahästen''', the ''brook hor
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