The '''oskorei''' is the [[Wild Hunt]] in Scandinavian folklore.
According to Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend (eds. Reimund Kvideland and Henning K. Sehmsdorf), t
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In Norwegian folklore, a '''deildegast''' is a type of ghost connected with the sanctity of borde
...ast" approximately means "ghost", but ghosts in Norwegian and Scandinavian folklore differ greatly from the modern perception of ghosts, often having a corpore
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The '''vardøger''' or '''vardøgr''' is a spirit predecessor, from Norwegian folklore.
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In Finnish folklore (Lapland), an '''Etiäinen''' is a spirit sent forth by a shaman or by a pe
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...translated as ''the brook horse'') is a mythological horse in Scandinavian folklore. It has a close parallel in the Scottish [[kelpie]].
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Many aspects of the dwarves (dvergar) in Norse mythology lived on in the Scandinavian belief in vættir. They were thought to be similar in appearance to humans,
.... Like the dwarves, elves, and faries of Christian continental Europe, the Scandinavian Vættir become accused of kidnapping human infants while leaving themselves
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...'' (water fey, see Hiisi. It is closely related to the Nix in Scandinavian folklore or Russian Vodyanoi.
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...rpses with a part of their decayed soul. Probably inspired by Scandinavian folklore (of vættir), Tolkien also used the word to denote human-like creatures, su
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The Scandinavian '''näcken, strömkarlennäck, nøkk, nøkken, strömkarl''', '''Grim''' or
The modern Scandinavian names are derived from an Old Norse ''nykr'', meaning ''river horse''. Thus
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In scandinavian folklore, the entity referred to as a '''gjenganger''' is the equivalent of a ghost.
The term gjenganger and its other Scandinavian counterparts, can be directly translated into English as revenant. A more m
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The '''vardøger''' is a spectral double from Norwegian folklore.
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In Scandinavian folklore, a '''myling''' (or '''uburd''') is the vengeful ghost of an unbaptized or
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...r '''crone''') is a kind of malevolent, wizened old woman often found in [[folklore]] and children's tales such as '''Hansel and Gretel'''.
...ng with roots in ancient Germanic superstition, and closely related to the Scandinavian ''mara''.
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...translated as ''the brook horse'') is a mythological horse in Scandinavian folklore.
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A '''tomte''' or '''nisse''' is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore, believed to take care of a farmer's home and barn and protect it from misf
...ialect in southernmost Sweden; it is a nickname for Nils, and its usage in folklore comes from expressions such as ''Nisse god dreng'' ("Nisse good lad," ''cf'
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...kind of [[fairy]] having the appearance of such a woman, often found in [[folklore]] and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel. The term appears in Midd
...tition, and closely related to the Scandinavian ''[[mara]]''. According to folklore, the Old Hag sat on a sleeper's chest and sent [[nightmare]]s to him or her
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In Dutch mythology and Dutch folklore, '''kabouters''' are tiny men who live underground, in mushrooms, or else a
They belong to the [[gnome]]s family and are akin to the Scandinavian [[Tomte]] and the German [[kobold]].
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...''' in Germany) is a large serpent-like dragon from European mythology and folklore.
...o or no legs with or without wings. The lindworms of Germanic heraldry and folklore often have legs.
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In German and Scandinavian folklore, an '''erlking''' or '''Erlkönig''' is a mischievous or malevolent sprite.
According to German and Danish folklore, the Erlkönig appears as an omen of death, much like the banshee in Irish
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...ogy)|group]]. The academic and usually [[ethnology|ethnographic]] study of folklore is known as [[folkloristics]].
...als; only in the 20th century did ethnographers begin to attempt to record folklore without overt political goals. The [[Brothers Grimm]], Wilhelm Grimm|Wilhel
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