tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post2727470901591947285..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: 10 Creatures in Scandinavian FolkloreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-25386916367169962732012-10-18T15:26:03.303-05:002012-10-18T15:26:03.303-05:00I was hoping you couldn't resist.I was hoping you couldn't resist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-86217714901712582782012-10-18T15:13:53.066-05:002012-10-18T15:13:53.066-05:0010) I've never heard the word "Tallemaja&...10) I've never heard the word "Tallemaja" before, and I've been Swedish for about half a century by now. It's "Huldra" here as well.<br /><br />9) "Nisser" is the (Norwegian) plural form of "Nisse". Which also happens to be the informal version of the name "Nils" (sorta like James/Jim). Of which I know quite a few. None of them look like that.<br /><br />8) John Bauer illustration. Great!<br /><br />6) In Swedish: Näcken. It has even formed a verb; näcka = to be naked, even where it might be improper. Yes, we do have a particular verb for that activity.<br /><br />5) ogres, basically<br /><br />4) never heard of it as a being. As an abstract entity, yes, but not as a being.<br /><br />3) see 6) I think us nordics may have got things mixed up a bit. The Norwegians are wrong, of course. As usual.<br /><br />Never heard of 1) or 2) "Kraken" in Swedish would refer to a person a person who is particularly pitiful, i.e. pathetic.<br /><br />Darn, Bill, you just knew I'd bite, didn't you?Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.com