Swedish mythology

These are the finished pages for my troll field guide. Hope you enjoy it! I would love to create a more comprehensive and professional version in the future. All work is original and copyrighted to Eoghan Kerrigan

Norse Cosmology contains ‘nine homeworlds’ (Níu Heimar in Old Norse) in which all beings inhabit. These worlds are centered on the World Tree, Yggdrasil, which lies at the centre of the cosmos. E…

"Freya and Svipdag" ~ Norse mythology illustration by John Bauer

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The works of classical illustration for science and literature, political commentary, and children's works are are seriously interesting, though rather challenging for a vector conversion project. Converting watercolor, line-work, wood-block print, and other styles to vector leads to some fairly serious hair tearing on occasion. Maintaining as much of the feel of the original pieces as possible while ensuring that the conversions are print-ready sometimes takes a lot longer than expected…

These are images of the cosmic tree of Yggdrasil that supports all the worlds and all life. How’s that for Mother Earth? The Upper Level Asgard – Located at the very top of Yggdrasil, A…

Work for Dortoka. Skogsrå is a mythical female creature (or rå) of the forest in Swedish folklore. It appears in the form of a small, beautiful woman with a seemingly friendly temperament. She appears like a woman from the front but seen from behind she often has a hollow back and a tail.

INGVAR ÁSKELSON on Instagram: “Völva • ᚢᛟᛚᚢᚨ •art by @norseman_arts ✍️• ⤀A Völva is a Norse seeress who specialises in the magic art-form known as Seiðr. Unlike common…”

Skadi, the wild deity, skis through the mountains for the game. Giant Thiazi is her father. Her marriage to Njord, the deity of the sea,

Are you interested in the Finnish mythology? Discover if you feel a connection to a Finnish goddess or god.

Wictoria Nordgård 🇳🇴 on Instagram: "I had the honour of painting the motif for Norway Post's official Europa stamp 2022. The theme was Norwegian stories and myths, and this is Huldra. She is a mythical creature lurking men into the woods, and they're never to return. I absolutely enjoyed this job so much! The painting is done in @procreate @gaiadottir was so kind to model for me for this job, and I'm so grateful for that. Thank you so much 💖 #art #poststamp #postennorge #huldra #mythology

The Scandinavian Folklore consists of a huge variety of creatures, good or evil, which have frightened people for centuries. They were often meant to scare children, but even today they are essential and important to the modern northern society. In the 1890's, something changed in the way common Scandinavians saw themselves and their culture. They looked back in time to rediscover their old myths and legends; folklore which had been forgotten because of the coming of Christianity. It was a…

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The Hulder (or Huldra), a seductive and dangerous Norwegian forest sprite, beautiful except for her long, cow-like tail. #FolkloreThursday

The Norse Gods can be split broadly into two tribes - the Æsir, associated with chaos and war, and the Vanir associated with nature and fertility. The Gods are often considered together with the Jötnar (singular Jötunn) or Giants.

Explore the mythology of Vikings on HISTORY.

10 gods and goddesses from Sami mythology Edit: Sáhráhkká is the goddess of both pregnancy and childbirth. Juksáhkká decides the sex of the child. Samiska gudar och gudinnor Samiske guder og gudinner