#scandinavianfolklore

'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' illustrated by Kay Nielsen, 1914.

GRÝLA: THE GIANTESS www.xphaiea.bigcartel.com “Grýla had three hundred heads, six eyes in each head, besides two livid and ghostly blue eyes at the back of each neck. She had goat’s horns, and her ears were so long as to hang down to her shoulders at one end, and at the other to join the ends of her three hundred noses. On each forehead was a tuft of hair, and on each chin a tangled and filthy beard. Her teeth were like burnt lava. To each thing she had bound a sack in which she used to carry naughty children and she had, moreover, hoofs like a horse. Besides all this, she had fifteen tails, and on each tail a hundred bags of skin, every one of which bags would hold twenty children.” from 'Icelandic Legends' collected by Jón Arnason (translated by George E. J. Powell and Eiríkur Magnússon), 1864 ••• #xphaiea #gryla #icelandicfolklore #folklore #iceland #macabre #horror #icelandiclegends #horrorart #witchart #esoteric #occult #beautifulbizarre #artdoll #artdolls #art #artist #folklore #dollartist #scandinavia #scandinavianfolklore #folkhorror #troll #paganart #icelandic #textileart #textileartist #goblincore https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn7G_NxrDM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#Huldra #huldrefolk #huldufólk #huldufolk #folklore #nordicfolklore #scandinavianfolklore #mythology #nordicmythology #nordicmyth #art #drawing #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #mywork #idajensen https://www.instagram.com/p/CDOVb4mDJeL/?igshid=1pk7y7by5iyqy

You are quite lucky if you manage to get a glimpse of these trolls, since they can go invisible from the sight of humans, at their own will. Although I have heard of some kind of special round stone with a hole in the center, that will make the troll visible if you peek through the hole. This troll is not for sale but I will be making more that are. To get notified when new trolls are up for sale, you can sign up to the newsletter: http://bit.ly/nymla-newsletter Thank you! <3

They’re being and creatures are from Scandinavian Folklore, I get that from my fathers side. A Nøkken or nøkk, they’re a kind of shapershifter, that turns into a man or horse and lures people into a lake and drown them, also sometimes they play a violin to lure victims onto thin ice where they’ll fall through and drown.I guess a bit like a kelpie ?there’s also nightmara, who basically give nightmares, but are bad omens, which is why i place shoes at the end of my bed, and the horseshoe.a Nisse is a…well its a good undead? wight…spirit, something invisible ahahah erm need to check up on that, but it helps out farmers if they’re good, and leave food out for it, but will cause problems if they don’t.honestly just be good to your neighbors and strangers….but also wary.

Illustration by John Bauer for “The King’s Cup” by Sophie Linge, in Among Gnomes and Trolls, 1908.

It will be desktop and mobile wallpapers of both my artworks and nature photography. This first month you get 3 different ones. :) Check it out in the post linked above. 🙏

The Scandinavian Tomte Nisse has found its way to us! I like to think that this mischievous little man is protecting my windows😉🎅🏼 Our dog got named after him as well, swipe to meet Nisse!! @formiadesign . . #scandinavianfolklore #folktale #formiadesign #herritage #tomtenisse #gnomefolktale #nisse #swedishgnome #mischievouslittleman #puppynames #gnomedog #traditions #myherritage #beingswedish #downtowncville #downtowncvilledogs #cville #shopcville #cvillejeweler #shopsmall #charlottesvillejeweler (at Formia Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXBcjvklyES/?utm_medium=tumblr