In Icelandic and Faroese folktales, the ‘hidden people’ (or ‘Hulduf쎳lk’ as they are known in both Icelandic and Faroese) are supernatural beings that reside in, beneath or behind the rocks. The term ‘hulduf쎳lk’슠is a synonym of ‘쎡lfar’ (meaning ‘elves’), and has been in use since at least the beginning of the슠19th century in Icelandic folklore….
Aslaug is one of the main characters in the Irish-Canadian TV series ‘Vikings’ on History Channel. Her portrayal in the TV series is based on the ‘V쎶lsunga saga’, a legendary 13th Icelandic chronicle. Her name can also be found in different sagas under other variations such as슠Asl쎶g, Kr쎡ka, Kraba or Randalin. Aslaug is known for…
Below is a list of 10 mythical beings from the Scandinavian folklore that you should know. 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. The first name of some mythological creatures below will be given in Old Norse,…
It seems that the rites of the old Norse mythology haven’t quite faded away completely in Iceland, where plans for a construction of an슠Asatru shrine to the Norse gods are just about to become reality as soon as possible in the capital of Reykjav쎭k. Although Christianized around a thousand years ago, a sizable minority of…
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