haugkall
ancestor earth Norse single tradition · 1
The haugkall is a mound-dwelling spirit from Old Norse tradition, derived from haugr meaning 'mound'. This spirit type has become indistinguishable from the tuss, as evident in the composite form haugtuss. It is closely related to the haugebonde tradition of ancestral farmstead guardians.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- drage-dukke
- manifests as
- haugtuss
- syncretized with
- tuss, haugbonde, haugebonde
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the mound dwellers of lore, called the haugkall or haugebonde (from the Old Norse haugr 'mound'), although the latter has become indistinguishable with tuss, as evident from the form haugtuss.”
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