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Three Wikipedia articles about real 17th century court cases against people who had sexual relationships with spiritual beings.
Karin Svensdotter
Peder Jönsson
Sven Andersson
(All are in English.)
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"Havsfrun was so beautiful that there is no earthly being that is as beautiful [as her]. She has golden hair, blue eyes, red cheeks, the upper body is like that of a human and the lower body like that of a fish. She used to come aboard the ship and hang by the rail, it was when she wanted salt. The skipper then threw a bushel of salt into the ocean, and then she dove down immediately and disappeared."
Ronneby, Blekinge, Sweden
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Sunlight on the old oak.
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"There were two young seamstresses, who were sewing one night, and in great hurry. Then one of them said that it would be good to get help from goenisse [the house gnome]. Then [someone] knocked on the window, but when they asked who it was, they did not get an answer. But then it knocked again, so [they] asked if [the knocking came from the boys and] if the boys wanted something. "Help", said [the voice] outside, and then the [girls] understood that it was goenisse. They then turned the lights out and went to bed."
- Mörarp, Skåne, Sweden
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Hel, carved from blue stained ponderosa pine. I fell the tree, processed it, and carved a piece into this. No stains or finishes applied, this is all natural wood grain and color.
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Coeden falch
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Not that I can think of, no. Rabbits have been kept here since the 16th century (at least). Wild rabbits are a relatively new phenomenon in Sweden - they've only been here for about a century. Which sort of explains the lack of folklore.
The hare however... Now that's a different story.
hey!! figured you're the best person to ask about this, but direct me to someone better if you want. do you know of any sort of nordic folktales or myths about rabbits?
@thoughts-of-a-heathen, you got any?
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There's no point in yelling at the gods if you don't listen when they respond.
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sad to still see so many people talk about how gross signs of aging are and people aging “poorly”. those are signs of a life that has continued to live and it is a blessing. age is coming for you too btw
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In [parts of] the Skåne region, Balder used to be a common bull name. It was also used as a noun, meaning something like 'whoremonger'.
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"Agerhöna, fly, fly, fly! Alla dina ungar brinner!"
"Ladybug, flee! All your little ones are on fire!"
Nursery rhyme/chant from Skåne.
This chant is used in a simple game where each participant places a ladybug on their hand, and then say the nursery rhyme. The person whose ladybug is the first to fly away wins.
The Scanian word for ladybug - "agerhöna" - literally means 'field hen'.
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Have a nice Máni’s Day.
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Y'all are lovely, and I love talking to all of you. I'm not purposefully ignoring anyone. I'm just... Yeah.
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Heya, I was wondering if you could help, I keep seeing places say that in robins were connected to Thor "in Norse mythology", but they never say where. I've also seen references to saying that robins were supposed to protect from lightning strikes, but again unsourced. Do you know where this idea comes from and if it's from Scandinavian or other folklore? Thanks!
Hi there!
There are many [Swedish] websites claiming that the belief that robins protect against lightning strikes comes from Germany/Central Europe. It seems like that part of the information is coming from Carl-Herman Tillhagen's book Fåglarna i folktron.
I have never heard of Tor being associated with robins before, and I haven't been able to find anything about it on the Swedish side of the internet. (But there are many stories about how the robin got its red feathers from removing a thorn that was piercing Jesus.)
I would be surprised if the association between Tor and robins originated in Scandinavia, but Idk.
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Folk music round up: Kära min moder (My dear mother)
This song is also known as Polska efter Enninger. The song is originally from Skåne.
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Translation of the lyrics below:
My dear mother, / don't scold me / for [coming home] late at night. / The boys are very fond of me, / and that's why I stayed for so long. / The fiddler played [his] fiddle and dance [music], / the boys danced, danced in the dance. / That's what I was doing, / and it went well, / and that's why I stayed for so long.
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