The brownie is the British counterpart of the English [[Boggart]], the Scandinavian [[tomte]], the Russian [[domovoi]] or the German [[Heinzelmännchen]]. Thei
[[Category:English mythology]]
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In Norse mythology, '''Yggdrasil''' (Old Norse Yggdrasill) is the World Tree, a great ash tree
....jpg|thumb|200px|Diagram of one interpretation of the Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology.]]
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An '''elf''' (pl. ''elves'') is a creature of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of minor nature and fertili
...ively, a connection to the ''[[Rbhus]]'', semi-divine craftsmen in Indian mythology, has also been suggested. Originally ''ælf''/''elf'' and it's plural ''æl
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Melusine is sometimes used as a heraldic figure, typically in German and Scandinavian Coats of arms, where she supports one scaly tail in each arm. She may appea
[[Category:Celtic mythology]] [[Category:Water]] [[Category:Hybrids]] [[Category:Snake people]]
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*A 2004 commercial for [[wikipedia:Bundaberg Rum]] showed three Scandinavian women camping under a tree, when four Australian men stated that they shoul
[[Category:Australian aboriginal mythology]]
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From the Old Irish ''poc'', 'a male goat'. Another plausible origin is the Scandinavian ''pook'' or ''puke'', meaning 'nature spirit'. In Ireland, small mountain l
[[Category:Irish mythology]]
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...gren, 1980). Kraken were always distinct from sea serpents, also common in Scandinavian lore (Jörmungandr for instance). A representative early description is giv
In the PC game ''Age of Mythology'' the Kraken is an aquatic myth unit that can be summoned by the Norse civi
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...nt or other reptile, with [[magic]]al or [[Spirit|spiritual]] qualities. [[Mythology|Mythological]] creatures possessing some or most of the characteristics typ
...rse exceptions to these rules). Malevolent dragons also occur in [[Persian mythology]] and other cultures.
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==Mythology==
...back for a chain of islands. Sea serpents also appear frequently in later Scandinavian folklore, particularly in that of Norway.
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