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Mother Troll and Her Sons by Swedish painter John Bauer, 1915. Troll (Norwegian and Swedish), trolde (Danish) is a designation for several types of human-like supernatural beings in Scandinavian folklore. [27] They are mentioned in the Edda (1220) as a monster with many heads. [28] Later, trolls became characters in fairy tales, legends and ...
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Creatures found in the legends and folktales of North Germanic peoples. Subcategories ... Pages in category "Scandinavian legendary ...
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As in the rest of Europe, interest in Danish folklore was a result of national and international trends in the early 19th century. In particular, the German Romanticism movement was based on the belief that there was a relationship between language, religion, traditions, songs and stories and those who practiced them.
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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Heroes in Norse myths and legends" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... Swedish legends (1 C, 2 P) N. ... Pages in category "Swedish folklore" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.