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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.
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Creatures found in the legends and folktales of North Germanic ... Pages in category "Scandinavian legendary ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Media in category "Cthulhu Mythos book cover images" The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 ...
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.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Swedish legends (1 C, 2 P) N. Nixies (folklore) (2 C, 32 P) O.
A recurring theme in Lovecraft's work is the complete irrelevance of humanity in the face of the cosmic horrors that exist in the universe, with Lovecraft constantly referring to the "Great Old Ones": a loose pantheon of ancient, powerful deities from space who once ruled the Earth and who have since fallen into a death-like sleep.