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