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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 ...
A Scandinavian folk belief that lightning frightens away trolls and jötnar appears in numerous Scandinavian folktales, and may be a late reflection of the god Thor's role in fighting such beings. In connection, the lack of trolls and jötnar in modern Scandinavia is sometimes explained as a result of the "accuracy and efficiency of the ...
Troll crosses were often put onto entrances, such as above a door or a window etc, or on posts and the like by an entrance. Decorated objects, like tables, have featured up to 9–10 crosses. [2] A common theme has also been to protect food. Troll crosses have been seen applied to cast metal cookware, probably via the mold. Crosses could also ...
Articles relating to trolls, a class of being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.
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. Common roots encouraged a ...
Trollkyrka ("Troll's church") is a secluded butte-like rock in the heart of the National Park of Tiveden, Sweden, which served as a pagan sacrificial ground (horgr, see also blót) for centuries after Christianity became the dominant religion in Scandinavia. It may have been used as late as the 19th century, when popular tradition still held ...
Adils; Alaric and Eric; Arngrim; Ask and Embla; Aun; Berserkers; Bödvar Bjarki; Dag the Wise; Domalde; Domar; Dyggve; Egil One-Hand; Fafnir; Fjölnir; Gudrun; Harald ...
Fossegrim, also known simply as the grim or Strömkarlen , is a water spirit or troll in Scandinavian folklore. Fossegrim plays the fiddle, especially the Hardanger fiddle . Fossegrim has been associated with a mill spirit ( kvernknurr ) and is related to the water spirit ( nokken ) and is sometimes also called näcken in Sweden.