Phantoms and Fairies: From Norwegian Folklore |
Common terms and phrases
According Æsir animals barn believed boat Boknafjord bottom called cattle caught sight changeling child christened Christmas Eve church cross dance dangerous dared deild deildegast door draug drowned Dyre especially evil farm fiddle fiddler fish fjord folktale forest fossegrim gardvord gast ghosts girdle girl happened head heard hidden Hjartdal Hjelmeland hulder huldrefolk human Hvaler inside the mountain Johan jotun knife kraken lake land Lapplanders legends tell Lesja lives loft look maiden mare meat mermaid night nisse nökk Nordland Norway Norwegian Numedal Olav once oneself oskorei porridge ride sea horse sea serpent seaweed-covered stone seen seter Setesdal shape shouted shrieks sitting someone spot stall started steel stood story supposed Sveinong Telemark thing thought tiny told took troll tunkall tusse usually utburd wanted werewolf wife wolf wolfskin woman