Vardøger
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The vardøger is a spectral double from Norwegian folklore.
EtymologyThe word vardøger is a Norwegian term defined as "a preminatory sound or sight of a person before he arrives". In Finnish Lapland the concept is known as etiäinen.
DescriptionThe creature materializes as a spirit predecessor, preceding the subject in a location or activity with his footsteps, voice, scent, or appearance and overall demeanor, resulting in witnesses believing they've seen or heard the actual person, before the person physically arrives.
TheoryThis phenomenon is close to the doppelgänger, with a less sinister connotation. It has been likened to being a phantom double, or form of bilocation.
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