Huldra live like people. Have own churches, king, soldiers, etc — Mythoi

Motif

Huldra live like people. Have own churches, king, soldiers, etc.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Mountain-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F460.2.6

Cited in the index

general Hartmann 37.

Within the index

Filed under Characteristics of mountain-men.

Filed beside it

Mountain-folk afraid of thunder Mountain-folk ride through air on horses Mountain-men cannot enter house till light is quenched Mountain-man has stack of butter before his door Huldra have lake Huldra have drum Huldra have cattle. (Cf. F241.2.) Huldra have drinking-horn Huldra tend herds in mountains Mountain-man must die six times to be dead Huldra sing songs Mountain spirits eat raw food Mountain spirits change sex at will. (Cf. D10.)

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “churches” · wander