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Kai Lawson
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 Posted: Wed 21 May, 2014 9:05 am Post subject: Nordic/Germanic supernatural depictions |
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Does anyone have any good photos, descriptions or know any good literary resources for nordic depictions or descriptions of the supernatural? I'm thinking something like the wraiths seen sometimes in guldgubbers, or other weird anthropomorphic figures (Not the wolf or bird-headed warriors, mind). Any ideas?
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Erik Heller
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Eric W. Norenberg
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Jared Smith
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I would suggest looking under Valkyrie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie
There are some interesting paintings from much later period, and some archeological depictions to start from.
Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence!
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M. Livermore
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There are somewhat more detailed descriptions of a draugr in Eyrbyggja Saga, but what is there is still fairly sketchy. There is plenty of the supernatural in Volsunga Saga as well.
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This is a standard topic