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NORSE / SCANDINAVIAN FAERIES
Scandinavian lands have originated and adopted many mysterious
legends and
myths for centuries. The myriad of fairy tales and true stories
undeniably left their influences on Scandinavian culture
and enriched history by portraying Scandinavian streets,
cities, castles and palaces as enchanted and mysterious buildings
and places.
Norse mythology says faeries
emerged from maggots from the giant Ymire and transformed
themselves in Light Elves and Dark Elves.
The Norse versions of the fairies are the wide variety of
elves and the dísir that exist in the Teutonic
traditions. The Valkyries could also be classified as
fairies.
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Here is the partial list of Scandinavian faeries (fairies):
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BLACK CATS:
Norse legend tells of Freya, goddess of love and
fertility, whose chariot was pulled by two black cats.
Some versions of the tale claim they became swift black
horses, possessed by the Devil. After serving Freya for 7
years, the cats were rewarded by being turned into
witches, disguised as black cats.
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DISIR: |
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ELVES: Supernatural beings,
shaped as humans, who are either very beautiful (elves of
light) or extremely ugly (dark / black elves). |
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HRUNGNIR: He was a frost giant. |
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NIS (NISSE):
Similar to a kobold or brownie. A Scandinavian fairy
friendly to farmhouses.
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STROMKARL: A Norwegian musical spirit, like neck. |
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TROLL: |
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VALKYRIES: |
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YMIR (AURGELMIR): He is
the frost giant created in Ginnungagap at the fusion of
fire and ice. From the sweat of his armpit a son and a
daughter were born, and from his feet was born the
six-headed giant Thrudgelmir. After Buri is uncovered in
the ice of Ginnungagap, Buri's three grandsons kill Ymir.
From Ymir's body the nine worlds of the Norse cosmos are
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