They select those brave enough to become the soldiers of the gods, true, but once these warriros are brought to Asgård they are devided between Odin and Freya (and Freya has first pick according to some sources). Just a small detail, that many make the mistake of, but the valkyries are actaully not the ones bringing people to Valhalla. In this medieval account, the protagonist is heading with his ship for Helluland (modern day Baffin Island, Canada) on the Greenland Sea where he and his crew spotted two enormous maritime creatures named Hafgufa (‘sea mist’) and Lyngbakr (‘heather-back’). These giant squids are mentioned in a 13th century Icelandic manuscript entitled ‘Örvar-Oddr’ (meaning ‘Arrow’s point’ in both Old Norse and Icelandic). The English word ‘kraken’ was borrowed from Norwegian. The Kraken is a gigantic octopus that is said to dwell nearby the coastal parts of Norway or Greenland.
In some 18th century accounts as well as in several other folk tales, they were described as the spirits of the farms who were either helping or teasing farmers, depending on how they were treated. To some extent, they might be regarded as the Scandinavian counterparts of Santa Claus in Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish folklores, yet it’s not exactly the same thing. They are sometimes referred to as ‘sea trolls’.ĭrawing of a Nisse by Danish artist Thomas Lundbye (1842). These revenants recurrently appear in Icelandic folktales and are also described in several sagas, most notably in that of the people of Eyri and in the Grettis saga. The Draugr is said to be a wild-looking undead creature that torments those who have either wronged him during their lifetime, or those who incidentally/accidentally stumbled upon a treasure that was buried beneath the surface of the earth. The Draugr (Danish/Swedish/Norwegian: Draugen Icelandic: Draugur Faroese: Dreygur) Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faroese). The first name of some mythological creatures below will be given in Old Norse, followed by the modern counterparts in several North Germanic languages (i.e. These fictional characters are part of both the Norse mythology and the Scandinavian folklore and have been described in many Ancient texts since bygone times.
Below is a list of 10 mythical beings from the Scandinavian folklore that you should know.
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