Huldra Scandinavian Folklore

Huldra looks like a normal woman though with one major exception her long tail.

Huldra scandinavian folklore. Her name derives from a root meaning covered or secret in norwegian folklore she is known as the hulder she is known as the skogsrå forest spirit or tallemaja pine tree mary in swedish folklore and ulda in sámi folklore. The huldra are beautiful elf like women who were harmful in their interactions with human men. Her name suggests that she is originally the same being as the völva huld and the. They were often meant to scare children but even today they are essential and important to the modern northern society.

A hulder or huldra is a seductive forest creature found in scandinavian folklore her name derives from a root meaning covered or secret. The scandinavian folklore consists of a huge variety of creatures good or evil which have frightened people for centuries. She is known as the skogsrå forest spirit or tallemaja pine tree mary in. In the 1890 s something changed in the way common scandinavians saw themselves and their culture.

The huldra is a beautiful elusive creature who lives in the forests of the north. In norwegian folklore there are many stories about huldra which means secret covered and her people known as huldre folk mountain people the small ones underground or hidden people. Known to be both friendly and malicious she is surrounded by an air of mystery. The influence of christianity on nordic folklore may also be seen in a being known as the huldra who is described as a beautiful seductive creature who lives in the forest.

The huldra are seen as beautiful women who lure human men into marrying them and when they do so they will lose the hollow back and tail. All of my content is and will. Scandinavian trolls by john bauer public domain the seductive huldra. A huldra is a seductive forest creature found in scandinavian folklore.

Other names include the swedish skogsrå and skogsfru meaning lady of the forest and tallemaja. Although beautiful the huldra was said to have a long tail similar to that of a cow which she tried to hide by tying it under her skirt. In norwegian folklore she is known as huldra the archetypal hulder though folklore presupposes that there is an entire hulder race and not just a single individual. Huldra derives from the norwegian language meaning covered or secret.

It s said that if her fiancée sees her back before marriage he will see her for she. They are commonly seen as a type of elf although a more sinsister version. In scandinavian folklore the huldra is a seductive forest creature.