Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Discover the Nisse, the small grey-bearded household guardian of Norwegian and Danish folklore — an ancestral farm-spirit who brings luck for a bowl of
Discover the Tomte, the ancient grey-bearded farm guardian of Swedish folklore — spirit of the land who brings prosperity for a bowl of buttered porridge
Discover the Fossegrim, the waterfall fiddler-spirit of Norwegian folklore — a beautiful water-genius whose music surpasses all human skill and who
Discover the Gjenganger, the corporeal walking dead of Scandinavian folklore — a reanimated corpse risen from the grave to harm the living, heir of the
The myth of Gullinkambi: the golden rooster of Valhalla, the cockerel with a comb of gold whose crowing will wake the slain heroes and the gods on the
The myth of the Hafgufa: the greatest sea-monster of Norse legend, a creature so vast that sailors mistook it for an island, which lured fish into its
The myth of the Kraken: the legendary colossal sea-monster of Norse and Scandinavian lore, a vast many-armed beast of the deep ocean off Norway and
The myth of the Lyngbakr ("heather-back"): a monstrous Norse sea-creature, a whale-like beast so vast that its back, overgrown with heather, was mistaken
The myth of the Troll: an enduring creature of Norse and Scandinavian folklore, a being of the wild mountains, forests and caves, often huge, ugly and
The myth of Alviss ("All-Wise"): the immensely learned dwarf who came to claim Thor's daughter as his bride, only to be outwitted by Thor, who kept him
