lövjerska
nature_spirit Swedish single tradition · 1
A being encountered in the woods by practitioners of lövjeri (herb lore or "leaf magic"). Sydow considers lövjerska to be a "troll-woman" comparable to löviska[n] that is connected to trees, but lacks much lore, and segregates it from the skogsrå group.
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- co occurs with
- Skogs-raa, metsänneitsyt, haapaneitsyt, metsänemäntä, Huldra, vittra, rånda, landa
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“Sightings of the so-called lövjerska (pl. lövjerskor), practitioners of lövjeri (herb lore or "leaf magic"), in the woods have been grouped with encounters with skogsrå. Sydow considers lövjerska to be a "troll-woman" comparable to löviska[n] that is connected to trees, but lacks much lore, and segregates it from the skogsrå group.”
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