Statistics: The most unusual creature from the Scandinavian myths

a huge hornless cow. She appeared at the beginning of the creation of the world in a place with the ice giant Ymir. She fed Ymir and his children with milk.

The rabbit is a golem created by a witch to suck milk from neighboring cows and steal wool.

In Scandinavian mythology, Mara is an evil spirit, a demon who sits on a person's chest at night and causes bad dreams. Sometimes, under the weight of a demon, a person could even suffocate in their sleep.

Every morning, Odin's crows fly around Midgard, the mortal world. They remember every change and event. In the evening, they sit on the powerful shoulders of the owner and tell the supreme god about everything they have learned.

Odin's warrior maidens. The Einherjar who died in battle are brought to Valhalla, healed and fed after the battles. (minor goddesses, but in some sources they are referred to as creatures)

Hafgufa is the biggest monster created in the sea." It was believed that it was so huge that just by opening its mouth it could completely swallow people, ships, huge whales, and everything.

Since ancient times, the world serpent has encircled Midgard. It is wrapped in a tight ring around it and it is not visible because it lies at the bottom of the sea.

field spirits migrating to human habitation for the winter

either underground dwarfs or dark elves. Skilled craftsmen, underground dwarves. Strong, short, bearded, and cunning.

The cunning squirrel is a liar. He lives among the branches of the world ash tree. Every day he scurries up and down the trunk, passing messages from Nidhogg to the big eagle sitting at the top of the tree.

The hulders look like young attractive girls with long blonde hair. They are often so beautiful and charming that a person falls in love with her at first sight.

The dragon that lives in the roots of the world tree is Yggdrasil. Every year, Nidhogg nibbles at the roots more and more. The dragon feeds on the dead wandering in Helheim, the kingdom of the dead.

A ghostly army of the dead rushing through the skies, led by a demonic figure

A dragon guarding the golden treasures of the underground dwarf monsters.

Nature spirits, eternally young magicians, warlocks, wizards, blacksmiths. They are divided into light and dark elves, or dwarves (dwarves).

The wolf that chases the moon daily and will swallow it in Ragnarok

Ash tree spirit, a malevolent female creature

A vampiric creature, a dead man eating himself in the grave

Translated from Old Norse, "draugr" means ghost. But if you believe the legends, this creature was much more terrifying than an ordinary ghost.

The biggest and strongest of the wolves. The youngest son of the god of cunning and deception Loki. Godslayer, an ancient monster of Scandinavian mythology. The creature that devoured Odin during Ragnarok.

The three goddesses of fate who determine the fate of the world. Their names, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld, mean "destiny," "becoming," and "duty." They represent the past, present and future.

Giants, monsters of the earth and sea

a character who embodies winter and severe frost

These are scary evil creatures from Norwegian folklore. It's a cross between mermaids and water people. During their lifetime, they were sad, lonely people, and after death they were never able to go to heaven.

a creepy huge cat that eats at Christmas all those who have not bought new woolen clothes for the past year.

Every brave warrior who died worthily in battle will end up in Valhalla. He will join Odin's army and become Einherjar, a companion of the gods in the last battle of Ragnarok. Odin's warriors spend every day fighting

the world serpent, coiling around the Earth, grabbing itself by the tail; one of the main symbols of alchemy

Garm is a huge evil four—eyed dog that guards the entrance to the world of the dead. It was believed that Garm was conceived by the giantess Angrboda from the god Loki himself.

Most legends described trolls as extremely ugly creatures, ranging in height from three to eight meters. Almost always, the main attribute of almost any troll is a big nose.

Margug is a huge sea creature that appears before a storm and warns sailors of impending danger.

A strong and beautiful horse of the Great Builder, Sleipnir's father.

Legend had it that this old woman went from farm to farm spreading the plague. She can carry either a rake in her hand, which is a sign that one of the residents will survive, or a broom, which means that everyone will die.