jordvætten
nature_spirit earth Scandinavian single tradition · 1
Earth wights or earth spirits originally denoted by terms like Swedish tomtegubbe and Norwegian tuftekall or tomtevætte. These spirits are associated with building sites and plots of land. They represent one aspect of the origins of the nisse as nature spirits guarding particular plots.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- haugbue, undervætte, husvætte, tomta gudhane, ármaðr, puge
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the Swedish tomtegubbe, Norwegian tuftekall, tomtevætte, etc. originally denoted the jordvætten ("earth wights")”
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