Art By Swedish Painter And Illustrator John Bauer

A Cloud and Landscape Study by Moonlight by Johan Christian Dahl

Kostir ro betri heldr en at klökkva sé, hveim er fúss er fara; einu dægri mér var aldr of skapaðr of allt líf of lagit.

'There is always a better choise than cowardice, if you have an issue to handle; one day, long ago, my life was already shaped, and my fate was fixed.'

-- Skírnismál, st. 13

Nino Migliori | da “ Herbarium “ - 1974

Bramble: The Mountain King (2023) | Skogsrå, 'The Mistress of the Forest'

"She was a shapeshifter that mimicked what men wanted to see in order to lure them away. When they were close enough to touch her, she would transform into something monstrous. She'd rip their chests open, hang them up in the trees and draw strange powers from their still-beating hearts. No one would ever see those men again…"

Тихая ночь. Сергей Данчев, 2020

Man with Two Rainclouds, Richard Cartwright.

Herbert Royle

British fairylore: Don't eat the fairies' food or you're gonna die

Danish vættelore: If you don't eat the vætter's food you're gonna die

(translation in alt text)

There's about 20 examples of this story from various parts of the country. The trolls get really insulted if you refuse their food.