Nordic folklore is the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. It has common roots with, and has been under mutual influence...
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Norse mythology (redirect from Nordic mythology)
and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology and stemming from Proto-Germanic folklore, Norse mythology...
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Belgium, and Italy. It shares many characteristics with Nordic folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology. It reflects...
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tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas...
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Scandinavian pre-history Nordic folklore Nordic mythology Nordic paganism Nordic race, a race group Nordic theory or Nordicism, the belief that Northern Europeans...
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List of nature deities (section Nordic folklore)
In religion, a nature deity is a deity in charge of forces of nature, such as a water deity, vegetation deity, sky deity, solar deity, fire deity, or any...
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Troll (category Scandinavian folklore)
A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains...
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Church grim (category English folklore)
The church grim is a guardian spirit in English and Nordic folklore that oversees the welfare of a particular Christian church, and protects the churchyard...
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Myling (category Scandinavian folklore)
Elizabeth; Sehmsdorf, Henning K.; Kvideland, Reimund (eds.). Nordic folklore: recent studies. Folklore studies in translation, 99-0588351-7. Bloomington, Ind...
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Baltoscandia Fennoscandia Kvenland Sápmi Nordic countries Nordic cross flag Nordic Council Nordic folklore Scandinavian colonialism Scandinavian family...
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