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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.
Danish legendary creatures (1 C, 6 P) K. ... Pages in category "Scandinavian legendary creatures" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
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.
A tomtenisse made of salt dough.A common Scandinavian Christmas decoration, 2004. Modern vision of a nisse, 2007. A nisse (Danish:, Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish:) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been described as a small human-like creature wearing a red cap and gray clothing, doing house and stable ...
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.
Danish legendary creatures (1 C, 6 P) P. Legendary Danish people (2 C, 13 P) W. Witchcraft in Denmark (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Danish folklore"
Slattenpatten or slattenlangpat (literally “flaccid-breasts” or “saggy-long-breast”, is a female creature in Danish folklore. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The beast is also referred to as an “ellekone” (elf-woman), but unlike an “ellepige” (elf-girls or wood nymphs), which are generally described as very beautiful, Slattenpatten is characterized ...
The Danish artist Thomas Dambo has created from recycled wood a series of monumental troll sculptures that can be seen in several botanic gardens and similar installations. Other It has been hypothesized that the troll myth might have its origin in real-life interactions between anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals .