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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.
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.
Modern art, depicting a draugr haunting in enormous shape. The draugr or draug (Old Norse: draugr; Icelandic: draugur; Faroese: dreygur; Danish and Norwegian: draug; Swedish: dröger, drög) [a] [1] is a corporeal undead creature from the sagas and folktales of the Nordic countries, with varying ambiguous traits.
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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.
Kalavinka – a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso and long flowing tail; Karura – divine creature with human torso and birdlike head; Kinnara – Half-bird musicians; Lamassu (Mesopotamian) – goddess with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings