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Pages in category "Danish legendary creatures" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Elder Mother; H.
In Danish folklore, a valravn (Danish: raven of the slain) is a supernatural raven.Those ravens appear in traditional Danish folksongs, where they are described as originating from ravens who consume the bodies of the dead on the battlefield, as capable of turning into the form of a knight after consuming the heart of a child, and, alternately, as half-wolf and half-raven creatures.
Numerous Danish folktales contain mythical figures such as trolls, elves, goblins, and wights as well as figures from Norse mythology. The nisse is a particularly well-known legendary figure in Danish folklore, apparently dating back to pre-Christian times when it was believed there were household gods.
In Danish folklore, a helhest (Danish "Hel horse") is a three-legged horse associated with Hel.Various Danish phrases are recorded that refer to the horse. The Helhest is associated with death and illness, and it is mentioned in folklore as having been spotted in various locations in Denmark.
Danish legendary creatures (1 C, 6 P) P. Legendary Danish people (2 C, 14 P) W. Witchcraft in Denmark (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Danish folklore"
Nis Puk in the "legendary forest" on Sylt Statue of Nis Puk in Neukirchen/Nykirke. The Nis Puk [1] (sometimes also Niß Puk [2] (German: [ˈnɪs pʊk])) is a legendary creature, a kind of Kobold, from Danish-, [1] [3] Low German-[4] and North Frisian-speaking [5] areas of Northern Germany [4] and Southern Denmark, [6] among them Schleswig, today divided into the German Southern Schleswig and ...
Mummification originated in ancient Egypt. It was a special preservation method used in burial rituals. References to the mummy as an undead monster gained popularity around the 20th century after ...
Creatures found in the ... Danish legendary creatures (1 C, 6 P) K. Kraken in popular culture (22 P) N. Nixies (folklore) (2 C, 32 P) Creatures in Norse mythology (6 ...