Landvættir

nature_spirit earth Old Nordic religion single tradition · 6

Landvættir are Norse nature spirits.

↻ synthesized from 6 sources

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested from Old Norse religion to modern Heathenry.

Relationships

cognate of
rår
equivalent to
Vættir
allied with
elves, dwarfs, large bull
syncretized with
bergbúi

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Sources

Source passages

“Landvættir (Norse) – Nature spirits”

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“Landvættir have been argued to not have had any role in Nordic mythology as they are not mentioned in any Eddic material. Jörmundur Ingi Hansen, former High Priest of the Ásatrúarfélagið, said that landvættir are "spirits and they in some way control the safety of the land, the fertility of the land, and so on."”

#7266 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Vættir, landvættir, for nature spirits and even gods in Norse mythology and religion”

#7348 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Fylgja Hamingja Landdisir Landvættir Vættir”

#9112 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Landvættir”

#9450 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001