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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.
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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.
A swamp monster is a creature that lives and haunts a body of water, primarily swamp or marsh-like areas. They resemble humans but have traits of aquatic animals such as webbed hands and feet ...
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.
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In Old Danish, the form was nikke and in modern Danish and Norwegian Bokmål it is nøkke / nøkk. [4] The Icelandic and Faroese nykur are horselike creatures. In Middle Low German , it was called necker and in Middle Dutch nicker (compare also Nickel or Nikkel plus Kobolt ). [ 4 ]