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Swedish painter and illustrator John Bauer (1882-1918)

The Binding of Fenrir by Mabel Dorothy Hardy

The night the Moon was devoured. | Edge of Darkness

The Skogsra, also called the Hulder, live deep in the forest, feasting on the souls of men who follow after them. Skogsra look almost human but can be distinguished by their short tail and a hollowed-out back.

something about the cold November air, so fresh that it rinses lungs and and soothes your insides

Artist: Theodor Kittelsen

Title: Nøkken som hvit hest

Description: The Nix as a brook horse by Theodor Kittelsen, a depiction of the Nix as a white horse

Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered like Gold

Loin, très loin, le palais de Soria Moria scintillait comme de l’or

Artist : Theodor Kittelsen

Troll woman (a skogsrå, traditionally described as with either a tail like a fox, a back covered in bark, or a back that was hollow like a trough.) or huldra (tail, and usually hooves) putting the moves on a woodchopper.

Heima glaðr gumi, ok við gesti reifr, sviðr skal um sik vera. Minnigr ok málugr, ef hann vill margfróðr vera, opt skal góðs geta.

'If you want to be very wise, be happy at home, and cheerful with guests. Cultivate wisdom, a good memory and eloquence, and speak kind words often.'

-- Hávamál 103, tr. Jackson Crawford.