haugbue
nature_spirit earth Scandinavian single tradition · 1
Howe or mound dwellers, a type of nature spirit in Scandinavian folklore. These spirits originally moved freely around Nature and occasionally stayed at people's homes for short or long periods. They are considered one of the precursor types that transitioned into house-wights (husvætte) taking permanent residence.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- undervætte, husvætte, tomta gudhane, ármaðr, puge, jordvætten
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The nature spirits―i.e., tomtevætte ("site wights"), haugbue ("howe/mound dwellers"), "underground wights" (undervætte, underjordiske vætte), or dwarves”
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