The Sjörå (from "sjö" (lake) and "rå" (keeper, warden), also known as Sjöfrun (mistress of the lake), is a woman-like aquatic creature from scandinavian, particularly Swedish folklore.
You could tell them apart from real women because they usually had a particular deformity or characteristic, like gills or more often, a hollow back.
They were mostly benign and protected their waters. They did, though, lure lonely men to them, even though they did not kill them, but use them to fulfill their wishes. They could be scared away with metallic objects.
You could tell them apart from real women because they usually had a particular deformity or characteristic, like gills or more often, a hollow back.
They were mostly benign and protected their waters. They did, though, lure lonely men to them, even though they did not kill them, but use them to fulfill their wishes. They could be scared away with metallic objects.
Bäckahästen or bækhesten (translated as "the brook horse") is a mythological horse in Scandinavian folklore. It has a close parallel in the Scottish kelpie, and the Welsh Ceffyl Dŵr.
It was often described as a majestic white horse that would appear near rivers, particularly during foggy weather. Anyone who climbed onto its back would not be able to get off again. The horse would then jump into the river, drowning the rider. The brook horse could also be harnessed and made to plough, either because it was trying to trick a person or because the person had tricked the horse into it. It is also told that the horse would gain a new vertebra in its spine for every one of its victims.
It was often described as a majestic white horse that would appear near rivers, particularly during foggy weather. Anyone who climbed onto its back would not be able to get off again. The horse would then jump into the river, drowning the rider. The brook horse could also be harnessed and made to plough, either because it was trying to trick a person or because the person had tricked the horse into it. It is also told that the horse would gain a new vertebra in its spine for every one of its victims.
