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27. Sept. 2022 · Elves – seductive beings that appear in the mist. In Swedish folklore, elves or ‘älvor’ are usually female, either portrayed as diminutive fairy-like spirits or full-sized, ethereal women. They live hidden in the hills and forests, only coming out to dance in the early morning mist or twilight.
Ängsälvor (Swedish "Meadow Elves") by Nils Blommér (1850) An elf (pl.:elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic Poetic Edda and Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.
Elves (in Swedish, Älva if female and Alv if male, Alv in Norwegian, and Elver in Danish) are in some parts mostly described as female (in contrast to the light and dark elves in the Edda), otherworldly, beautiful and seductive residents of forests, meadows and mires. They are skilled in magic and illusions. Sometimes they are ...
7. Jan. 2020 · Ängsälvor (Swedish “Meadow Elves”) by Nils Blommér (1850) One should be wary of the most valued texts referencing the Old Norse religion and elves. The aforementioned Snorri Sturluson is most often mentioned, as he was among the first authors who took the oral histories (i.e. sagas) of the pre-Christian Scandinavians and wrote ...
“Meadow Elves” by Nils Blommér (1850) An elf ( Old Norse álfr , Old English ælf , Old High German alb , Proto-Germanic *albaz ) is a certain kind of demigod-like being in the pre-Christian mythology and religion of the Norse and other Germanic peoples.
A nisse ( Danish: [ˈne̝sə], Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə] ), tomte ( Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ] ), tomtenisse, or tonttu ( Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season.
Elves in Swedish folklore are ethereal beings often associated with the forest and its serene environment. They are custodians of nature, guarding flora and fauna with a mystic presence. Spirits, on the other hand, are intangible entities that may be encountered in the wild, embodying the complex relationship humans have with nature.
