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

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…

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Huldra Norse Mythology

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,

John Bauer was a Swedish illustrator of mythology, folklore and fairy tales. Most of his works are watercolors or prints in monochrome or muted colours. His paintings expanded the understanding and appreciation of Swedish folklore, mythology and landscape

Behold my new post on Slavic folklore, culture and mythology🪶 (The previous ones are great, too, have a look: @lidapavlova_magic )

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…

Explore the mythology of Vikings on HISTORY.

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

Probably the most ancient cult, along with the cult of the ancestors🌳 An important thing to be said about all my Slavic folklore and mythology posts: the names, the terms, the traditions strongly vary. There is no monolith canonical lore. There are a lot of places, peoples, cultures, local variations, etc. To summarize it I sometimes need to oversimplify things, and I am sorry for that. When I read anthropological research, I see that even two different families living in the same village…

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 Askafroa (Swedish: wife of the ash tree)[1] also known as the Danish Askefrue and German Eschenfrau, is a type of legendary creature in Scandinavian and German folklore, similar to the Greek Hamadryads. The Askafroa is the guardian of the ash tree.[1] The Askafroa was thought be a malicious creature which did much damage, and to propitiate her it was necessary to make a sacrifice to her on Ash Wednesday.

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…

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.

The Giant Who Slept for Ten Thousand Years - John Bauer

Probably the most ancient cult, along with the cult of the ancestors🌳 An important thing to be said about all my Slavic folklore and mythology posts: the names, the terms, the traditions strongly vary. There is no monolith canonical lore. There are a lot of places, peoples, cultures, local variations, etc. To summarize it I sometimes need to oversimplify things, and I am sorry for that. When I read anthropological research, I see that even two different families living in the same village…