The vardøger or vardøgr is a spirit predecessor, from Norwegian folklore.
Etymology
The word vardøger is a Norwegian term defined as "a premonitory sound or sight of a person before he arrives". In Finnish Lapland the concept is known as etiäinen.
Origin
The 'vardøger bears a subtle difference from a doppelgänger, with a less sinister connotation. It has been likened to being a phantom double, or form of bilocation.
Behavior
Stories typically include instances that are nearly déjà vu in substance, but in reverse, where a spirit with the subject's footsteps, voice, scent, or appearance and overall demeanor precedes them in a location or activity, resulting in witnesses believing they've seen or heard the actual person, before the person physically arrives.
Art/Fiction
- Vardogr Album title from Origami Artika
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