Folklore

People may enjoy this classic collection of Norwegian folk and fairy tales by Peter Christen Asbjornsen (translated by H. L. Braekstad)
https://archive.org/stream/christmasfire...7/mode/2up

Of course, many of them are just entertaining tales, but others are stories of encounters with supernatural beings related in a relatively matter-of-fact way.

By a rather weird coincidence, while searching for something unrelated, I came across this website:
http://folklorethursday.com/

Actually, I thought that was strange enough, but the real coincidence is that the most recent post on that site is about Norwegian folklore, and mentions the stories of Asbjornsen and his collaborator Moe:
http://folklorethursday.com/folktales/65...gEQlM.dpbs

Actually, I thought that was strange enough, but the real coincidence is that the most recent post on that site is about Norwegian folklore, and mentions the stories of Asbjornsen and his collaborator Moe:
http://folklorethursday.com/folktales/65...gEQlM.dpbs

The article is by Simon Hughes, who also has a blog entitled Norwegian Folktales:
https://norwegianfolktales.blogspot.co.uk/

And he has published a collection of "Erotic Folktales from Norway" - stories that were collected in the 19th century, but were considered unfit for publication. 

Here's an interesting site

HULDRA
http://spangenhelm.com/huldra-folklore-lady-forest/

"In Scandinavian folklore, the huldra (Norwegian, derived from a root meaning “covered,” “hidden,” or “secret”) is a very elusive and seductive creature of the forest. The huld-rå being is a rå, which is a keeper or warden of a particular location or landform. The different species of rå are sometimes distinguished according to the different spheres of nature with which they were connected, such as skogsrå or huldra (forest), sjörå (freshwater) or havsrå (saltwater), and bergsrå (mountains)."


Vörðr

http://spangenhelm.com/vordr-norse-warden-spirit/

"Vörðr, or in Old Norse [i]vǫrðr (pl. varðir or verðir), means: “warden,” “watcher,” or “caretaker.” In Old Swedish, the word is varþer and in modern Swedish it is vård. The English word ‘”wraith” derived from the Norse word vǫrðr, while “ward” and “warden” are cognates.

The belief in them remained strong in Scandinavian folklore up until the last centuries."[/i]

[Ninshub]

Perhaps people shouldn't be shy about starting new threads within the Folklore sub-forum - King Arthur, the Black Dog, etc. - unless you want a single thread within the sub-forum!

Perhaps people shouldn't be shy about starting new threads within the Folklore sub-forum - King Arthur, the Black Dog, etc. - unless you want a single thread within the sub-forum!

Thanks - I see what you mean. I've made separate threads for my last three posts here. Please feel free to delete the originals from this thread if you'd like to.

Perhaps people shouldn't be shy about starting new threads within the Folklore sub-forum - King Arthur, the Black Dog, etc. - unless you want a single thread within the sub-forum!

Reposted my above in a new thread here :  https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-scandinavian-folklore

The Daily Grail has an interesting article on the Pied Piper of Hamelin by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, reprinted from Darklore Volume X:
https://www.dailygrail.com/2019/02/the-l...f-hamelin/

[Laird]

Very interesting. It leaves me wondering what exactly happened, as it seems that the story is based on an actual event.

The Daily Grail has an interesting article on the Pied Piper of Hamelin by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, reprinted from Darklore Volume X:
https://www.dailygrail.com/2019/02/the-l...f-hamelin/

And another Daily Grail article by the same author examines the various versions of the Snow White story and their darker aspects:
https://www.dailygrail.com/2019/04/whos-...now-white/

This and the Pied Piper article are Maria J. Pérez Cuervo's only contributions to the Daily Grail so far. I hope there will be more.