vörðr

nature_spirit earth Norse single tradition · 1

A guardian spirit in Norse tradition that has become conflated with the nisse. The term is related to the Norwegian gardvord, meaning farmstead guardian.

Relationships

co occurs with
gårdsrå
syncretized with
nisse

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Norwegian gardvord (cf. vörðr) is a synonym for nisse, or has become conflated with it.”

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