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| '''Nix''' (also known as '''Näcken''', '''Nøkken''' or '''Nixe''') are water creatures in German folklore and Scandinavian folklore, usually shown in human form.
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| They try to lure people into the water. The males can assume many different shapes, including that of a human, fish, and snake.
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| [[Image:Nøkken by Theodor Kittelsen.jpg|thumbnail|245px|In Norway, Theodor Kittelsen's ''Nøkken'' from 1904 is equally famous.]] | |
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| ==Etymology==
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| The name is related to the Anglo-Saxon language ''nicor'', and Old High German ''nihus'', all designating some kind of water fiend.
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| ==Description==
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| The males can assume many different shapes, including that of a human, fish, and snake. The females are beautiful women with the tail of a fish. When they are in human forms, they can be recognized by the wet hem of their clothes.
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| ==Behavior==
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| The Nixes are considered as malignant in some quarters, but as harmless and friendly in others.
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| ==Famous==
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| One famous Nixe of German folklore was [[Lorelei]]. According to the legend, she sat on the rock at the Rhine which bears now her name, and distracted fishermen with her voice from the dangers of the reefs.
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Naiad]]
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| * [[Nymph]]
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://runeberg.org/nfbt/0176.html "Näck"], an article on Näcken from [[Nordisk Familjebok]].
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| * [http://www.hf.uio.no/iks/ariadne/kulturhistorie/framesettogm.htm?teori_og_metode/teoribruk/nokken.htm A summary] in Norwegian of Jochum Stattin's dissertation ''Näcken : spelman eller gränsvakt?'' (ISBN 9138612801).
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| * [http://stud.hsh.no/lu/norsk/vidsteen/segner/teoritun/vette/tema14.htm An article] on Nøkken from ''Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund'' in Norwegian, with sources.
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| * [http://www.stagnelius.se/dikter.html Näcken], a poem by Stagnelius (in Swedish).
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| * [http://www.morion.com/morion/wood/english/eng_nacken_stagnelius.html The Watersprite], an amateur translation (no rhyme, no meter) of Stagnelius's poem.
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| * [http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/scrap1/ch04_ln.htm Manxnotebook]
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| * [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm056.htm Sacred-Texts.com]
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| * [http://www.ststp.com/Archives/Scandinavian/Folklore/ Scandinavian Folklore]
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| ==Bibliography==
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| *Hellström, AnneMarie. (1985). ''Jag vill så gärna berätta...''. ISBN 91-7908-002-2
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| *Karlsson, S. (1970). ''I Tiveden'', Reflex, Mariestad.
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| *Haunted, Kelly Armstrong
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| [[Category:Fairy creatures]]
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| [[Category:Water]]
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| [[Category:Water spirits]]
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| [[Category:Scandinavian mythology]]
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| [[Category:Shapeshifters]]
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