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Hulder

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A hulder is a seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore. [1]

52 relations: Alta, Norway, American Gods, Banshee, Baobhan sith, Bernard Evans Ward, Bloody Mary (folklore), Clíodhna, Dames blanches, Denmark, Djursland, Enchanted Moura, Europe, Finnmark, Glaistig, Glashtyn, Hinnøya, Holda, Huld, Huldremose Woman, Huldufólk, Humanoid, Jørgen Moe, Karlsøya, Troms, Kvænangen, Leanan sídhe, Legendary creature, Mermaid, Närke, Neck (water spirit), Neil Gaiman, Norway, Patasola, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Pontianak (folklore), , Rusalka, Sami people, Samodiva (mythology), Scandinavia, Scandinavian folklore, Sihuanaba, Siren (mythology), Skogsrå, Succubus, Thale (film), Troms, University of Chicago Press, Völva, Weiße Frauen, White Lady (ghost), ..., Wight, Witte Wieven. Expand index (2 more) »

Alta, Norway

Alta (Áltá; Alattio or Alta) is the most populated municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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American Gods

American Gods (2001) is a novel by English author Neil Gaiman.

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Banshee

A banshee (Modern Irish bean sí, baintsí, from ben síde, baintsíde,, "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish mythology who heralds the death of a family member, usually by wailing, shrieking, or keening.

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Baobhan sith

A baobhan sith is a type of female vampire in the folklore of the Scottish Highlands, though they also share certain characteristics in common with the succubus and fairy.

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Bernard Evans Ward

Bernard Evans Ward (1857Wood. – August 3, 1933New York Times, August 5, 1933.American Art Directory, 1933.) was a British painter who emigrated to the United States.

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Bloody Mary (folklore)

Bloody Mary is a folklore legend consisting of a ghost, phantom, or spirit conjured to reveal the future.

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Clíodhna

In Irish mythology, Clíodhna (Clídna, Clionadh, Clíodna, Clíona, transliterated to Kleena in English) is a Queen of the Banshees of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

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Dames blanches

In French mythology or folklore, Dames Blanches (meaning literally white ladies) were female spirits or supernatural beings, comparable to the White Women of both Dutch and Germanic mythology.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Djursland

Djursland is a 44 km × 33 km hilly lowland peninsula in Denmark at the entrance to the Baltic Sea, between Denmark and Sweden in Northern Europe.

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Enchanted Moura

The moura encantada is a supernatural being from the fairy tales of Portuguese and Galician folklore.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Finnmark

Finnmark (italic; Finnmark; Фи́ннмарк, Fínnmark) is a county ("fylke") in the extreme northeastern part of Norway.

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Glaistig

The glaistig is a ghost from Scottish mythology, a type of fuath.

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Glashtyn

Glashtyn (glashtin,, Dict., p. 79, "Glashtin, sm a goblin, a sprite",p. 147, Contribb. to Mx. Folk Lore, p.? glashan, glaistyn, glastyn; pronounced) is a legendary creature from Manx folklore.

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Hinnøya

Hinnøya is the fourth largest island in Norway – and the largest off the mainland – covering an area of.

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Holda

In Germanic legends, Frau Holda (or Frau Holle) was the protectress of agriculture and women's crafts.

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Huld

In Scandinavian mythology, Huld is only referenced by völva or seiðkona, that is a woman who practiced the seiðr.

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Huldremose Woman

Huldremose Woman, or Huldre Fen Woman, is a bog body recovered in 1879 from a peat bog near Ramten, Jutland, Denmark.

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Huldufólk

italic (Icelandic and Faroese hidden people from "pertaining to secrecy" and "people", "folk") are elves in Icelandic and Faroese folklore.

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Humanoid

A humanoid (from English human and -oid "resembling") is something that has an appearance resembling a human without actually being one.

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Jørgen Moe

Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (22 April 1813–27 March 1882) was a Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet, and author.

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Karlsøya, Troms

Karlsøya is an island in the municipality of Karlsøy in Troms county, Norway.

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Kvænangen

Kvænangen (Návuona suohkan; Naavuonon komuuni) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway.

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Leanan sídhe

In Celtic folklore, the leannán sí ("Fairy-Lover"; leannan sìth, lhiannan shee) is a beautiful woman of the Aos Sí ("people of the barrows") who takes a human lover.

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Legendary creature

A legendary, mythical, or mythological creature, traditionally called a fabulous beast or fabulous creature, is a fictitious, imaginary and often supernatural animal, often a hybrid, sometimes part human, whose existence has not or cannot be proved and that is described in folklore or fiction but also in historical accounts before history became a science.

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Mermaid

In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish.

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Närke

Närke is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Svealand in south central Sweden.

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Neck (water spirit)

The neck, nicor, nixie or nokken (Nixe; nikker, nekker; Danish: nøkke; nøkk; näck; näkki; näkk) are shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore who usually appeared in forms of other creatures.

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Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Patasola

The Patasola or "one foot" is one of many myths in South American folklore about female monsters from the jungle, appearing to male hunters or loggers in the middle of the wilderness when they think about women.

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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (15 January 18126 January 1885) was a Norwegian writer and scholar.

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Pontianak (folklore)

The pontianak (Dutch-Indonesian spelling: boentianak, Jawi: ڤونتيانق) is a female vampiric ghost in Malay mythology.

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In Scandinavian folklore, a rå, is a keeper or warden of a particular location or landform.

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Rusalka

A rusalka (translit; rusałka) is a female spirit in Slavic mythology and folklore.

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Sami people

The Sami people (also known as the Sámi or the Saami) are a Finno-Ugric people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses large parts of Norway and Sweden, northern parts of Finland, and the Murmansk Oblast of Russia.

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Samodiva (mythology)

Samodivas, Samovilas or Vilas are woodland fairies or nymphs found in South and West Slavic folklore.

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Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural and linguistic ties.

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Scandinavian folklore

Scandinavian folklore or Nordic folklore is the folklore of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

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Sihuanaba

The Sihuanaba, La Siguanaba, Cigua or Cegua is a supernatural character from Central American folklore.

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Siren (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the Sirens (Greek singular: Σειρήν Seirēn; Greek plural: Σειρῆνες Seirēnes) were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.

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Skogsrå

The skogsrå, ('Forest Rå'), Skogsfrun ('Mistress of the Forest'), Skogssnuvan, Skogsnymfen ('Forest Nymph'), Råndan ('the Rå') or huldra, was a mythical female creature (or Rå) of the forest, in Swedish folklore.

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Succubus

A succubus is a demon in female form, or supernatural entity in folklore (traced back to medieval legend), that appears in dreams and takes the form of a woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual activity.

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Thale (film)

Thale is a 2012 Norwegian supernatural horror film directed and written by Aleksander L. Nordaas.

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Troms

Troms (italic; Tromssa) is a county in Northern Norway.

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University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States.

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Völva

A vǫlva or völva (Old Norse and Icelandic, respectively; plural forms vǫlur and völvur, sometimes anglicized vala; also spákona or spækona) is a female shaman and seer in Norse religion and a recurring motif in Norse mythology.

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Weiße Frauen

In German folklore, the Weiße Frauen (meaning White Women) are elven-like spirits that may have derived from Germanic paganism in the form of legends of light elves (Old Norse: Ljósálfar).

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White Lady (ghost)

A White Lady is a type of female ghost dressed in all white reportedly seen in rural areas and associated with some local legend of tragedy.

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Wight

A wight (Old English: wiht) is a creature or living sentient being.

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Witte Wieven

In Dutch mythology and legends, the Witte Wieven (also known as Wittewijven) are spirits of "wise women" (or else elven beings).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulder

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