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Katthveli- Icelandic myth: a small whale creature that had the body of a seal, the mouth of a leopard, the strength of a lion, and the hunger of a hound. It had large clawed flippers, boar tusks, and cat-like whiskers. They swam in schools and enjoyed tipping over ships and eating the sailors. Saying its name summons it.
urdarköttur- Icelandic myth: a feral cat the size of an ox. They have black shaggy hair. They kill anything and dig up corpses.
Tuonetar - Wikipedia
Tuonetar- in Finnish mythology it was said the Queen of the underworld rode the white stag. Tuonetar is recognized as the Virgin of Death and the goddess of the subterranean worlds.
Cryptozoology Stamps
iceland stamps - Iceland has some of the weirdest water monsters, including the mercow, the mouse-eared whale, the scaly monsters and the like, which the enterprising Icelanders have featured on a set of special issue postage stamps.”
Mushveli- Icelandic myth: a whale like creature that has giant mouse-like ears, a large mouth, small hoofed legs, and a whip-like tail that it uses to swim extremely fast. They capsize boats by ramming into them full speed to eat the sailors. It can even clamber onto dry land for a little bit in pursuit of sailors who escaped it in the water.
Brucha (Irish) - Pets of the Horseman of Famine, these carnivorous porcupine horrors with iron quills love to destroy food sources like orchards, their quills are often teeming with rotting fruit, dead poultry and worse. They also use their iron quills as weapons towards their enemies and when stung by one the victims will often end up very sick.
The Afanc (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈavank], sometimes also called Addanc, [ˈaðank]) is a lake monster from Welsh mythology. Its exact description varies; it is described variously as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and is sometimes said to be a demon. The lake in which it dwells also varies; it is variously said to live in Llyn Llion, Llyn Barfog, near Brynberian Bridge or in Llyn yr Afanc, a lake near Betws-y-Coed that was named after the creature
Jotun (or the Ice Giants) are giant beings of Norse mythology often associated with the Trolls, who are part of a race of nature spirits with superhuman strength, inhabiting the world of Jötunheimr, one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology, where is separated from Midgard (the human world) mainly by mountains and dense forests.
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In Norse mythology, Vör (Old Norse, possibly “the careful one,” or “aware, careful”) is a goddess associated with wisdom. Vör is attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; and twice in kennings employed in skaldic poetry. Scholars have proposed theories about the implications of the goddess
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Finnish Christmas card
The Hall of Heorot
Skuld - this is actually not quite correct. Skuld is not exactly 'the future', it translates into 'necessity' and speaks basically of consequences. Your actions now have effects in the future. It is a concept similar to the eastern concept of karma.
Urd/Urdhr is the Norn to petition when seeking understanding of one's own wyrd or the web of wyrd. Urdhr (OE Wyrd) is simply the past participle of the verb verda, "to become". So Urdhr really means "that which was", "the past". Urdhr answered, "Ragnarok", when Odin asked what the future would be.
- Sharing some of my artwork for Fate of the Norns...
In Norse mythology, Þrymr was king of the jotnar. In one legend, he stole Mjollnir, Thor's hammer, to extort the gods into giving him Freyja as his wife. Nataša Ilinčić watercolour. Artwork for Fate of the Norns.