This post was inspired by my friend and fellow admin Edward Beck! :D Folkeminne eller folklore er betegnelser på kulturelle tradisjoner som er overlevert i muntlig form. Tidligere studerte folkeminnegranskerne helst det de betraktet som levninger av eldre (førmoderne) kultur som var blitt bevart i tradisjonen. Begrepet er nesten direkte oversatt fra tysk Volkskunde. Det tilsvarende begrep på engelsk er folklore (lore = kunnskap). Scandinavian folklore is the folklore of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, and the Faroe Islands. Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands are not a part of Scandinavia (although they are Nordic countries), but should nevertheless be regarded as Scandinavian in folkloric terms. Because of their common Germanic origin, Scandinavian folklore shows a large correspondence with folklores elsewhere, such as England and Germany, among others. Most of what has survived there might be found, of a similar nature, in the Baltic countries. Female creatures: Huldra! The Huldra, Hylda, Skogsrå or Skogfru (Forest wife/woman) is a dangerous Seductress who lives in the forest. The Huldra is said to lure men down into endless cavesystems, that they would not be able to find their way out from, or lure them into the forest in order to secure her freedom or sometimes to suck the life out of a man. One of her methods is to appear suddenly out of the rain and mist, friendly and enticing to the point that no man can resist her charm. She has a long cows tail that she ties under her skirt in order to hide it from men. If she can manage to get married in a church, her tail falls off and she becomes human. However, she also becomes very ugly. It is often said, however, that the young and beautiful Huldra is moody and dangerous, but when she becomes old and ugly, she also becomes gentle and caring to the man who made her Christian. She has an aquatic counterpart called havsfrun or Havsrå (Sea wife/woman) who is very similar to the Sirens Odysseus meets in the Odyssey. Water creatures: Nøkken! Nøkken, näcken, or strömkarlen, is a fresh water dwelling relative of Fossegrimen, but unlike his kinsman, the nøkk is both dangerous and clever. The nøkk plays a violin to lure his victims out onto thin ice or in leaky boats and then draws them down to the bottom of the water where he is waiting for them. The nøkk is also a known shapeshifter, usually changing into a horse or a man. in order to lure his victims to him. The huldra has a tail and nøkken is just a sea creature! there`s loads more where this is coming from, let me know and I `ll add more to it!
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:39:42 +0000
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