Skogsrå
Huldra (skogsrå), by Theodor Kittelsen
The skogsrå (Swedish), (Forest Rå), Skogsfrun (The Mistress of the Forest), Skogssnuvan, Skogsnymfen (Forest Nymph), Råndan (the Rå) or huldra, was a mythical creature of the forest, or Rå, in Swedish folklore.[1][2][3]
It appears in the form of a small, beautiful woman with a seemingly friendly temperament. However, those who are enticed into following her into the forest are never seen again.
References
- ↑ Granberg, Gunnar (1935). Skogsrået i yngre nordisk folktradition. Skrifter / utg. av Kungl. Gustav Adolfs akademien för folklivsforskning, 99-0440828-9 ; 3 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Lundequistska bokh. LIBRIS 321677.
- ↑ Hultkrantz, Åke, ed. (1961). The supernatural owners of nature: Nordic symposion on the religious conceptions of ruling spirits (genii loci, genii speciei) and allied concepts. Stockholm studies in comparative religion, 0562-1070 ; 1. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell. LIBRIS 541848.
- ↑ Häll, Mikael (2013). Skogsrået, näcken och djävulen: erotiska naturväsen och demonisk sexualitet i 1600- och 1700-talens Sverige (in Swedish). Stockholm: Malört. ISBN 978-91-978751-2-7. LIBRIS 13887591.
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