馃嚫馃嚜 Magic in Sweden
85 entries from Sweden, best known first, across 33 places of magic.
Places of magic in Sweden
脜lleberg 1Asker parish 1Bohusl盲n 1Bringetofta Church 1Dagsn盲s Castle 1Falk枚ping 1Gamla Uppsala 1Gotland 1J盲rna 1Lake Giengeljaure 1Link枚ping 1Malm枚 1Mora 1Museum of Ethnography 1N盲rke 1脰land 1Saleby 1Scania 1Sigtuna 1Sm氓land 1S枚dra Kvinneby 1S枚lvesborg 1Stockholm 1Tors氓ker parish 1Vindelfj盲llen Nature Reserve 1Ystad 1Ystad Municipality 1DalarnaElfdaleLedberg stoneNordic Museum脰sterg枚tlandSkansen
PurposeProtectionHealingSeeing and foretellingLuck and prosperityLove and attractionCursing and harmCleansing and purificationSpeaking with spirits and the deadChange and initiationBinding and oathsPower and authorityWonder and entertainment
WhoShamansFolk healersPriests and ritual specialistsWitches, sorcerers and cunning folkDiviners and readersMediums and the possessedCeremonial magicians and alchemistsHouseholds and ordinary peopleStage magiciansScholars and sceptics
BeliefHindu and TantricBuddhistJainMuslim and SufiJewishChristianSikhZoroastrianShinto and TaoistIndigenous and shamanicAfrican and Afro-diasporicPagan and NeopaganEsoteric and occultFolk and village customSecular and stageOther traditions
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland and 3 moreChangeling
A substitute left by supernatural beings in place of a stolen human child or adultBeing 路 Cursing and harm 路 Luck and prosperity Legendary
馃嚦馃嚧 Norway and 1 moreHuldra
A seductive forest spirit of Scandinavian folklore with a hidden animal tail.Being 路 Protection Legendary
馃嚦馃嚧 Norway and 1 moreFossegrim
A Scandinavian water spirit known for teaching fiddle music in exchange for offeringsBeing 路 Power and authority Legendary
馃嚫馃嚜 Sweden and 2 moreFreyja
Norse goddess of love, war, and sei冒r magic who rides a chariot pulled by catsBeing 路 Love and attraction 路 Seeing and foretelling Legendary
馃嚚馃嚟 Switzerland and 3 moreTatzelwurm
A cat-headed lizard of the Alps, said to guard mines and drink cow milk.Being 路 Cursing and harm 路 Luck and prosperity Legendary
馃嚫馃嚜 Sweden and 5 moreLindwormlindorm
A serpentine dragon of Northern and Central European folklore, often depicted as limbless or winged.Being 路 Luck and prosperity 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚫馃嚜 Sweden and 1 moreSkogsr氓
A forest spirit in Swedish folklore who appears as a beautiful woman but hides a hollow back and animal feet.Being 路 Luck and prosperity 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚫馃嚜 SwedenAskafroa
A Scandinavian tree spirit believed to guard the ash and demand appeasement.Being 路 Cursing and harm 路 Protection Legendary
馃嚫馃嚜 SwedenVittra
A forest spirit from northern Sweden linked to livestock and seductionBeing 路 Cursing and harm 路 Love and attraction Legendary
馃嚫馃嚜 SwedenYs盲tters-Kajsa
A wind-troll from Swedish folklore who danced with the gales of N盲rkeFigure 路 Cursing and harm 路 Luck and prosperity Legendary
馃嚫馃嚜 SwedenKnights of 脜lleberg
Swedish ghost story about sleeping warriors in a mountainFigure 路 Power and authority Legendary
馃嚫馃嚜 SwedenSj枚r氓
A Swedish lake spirit that rewards kindness and drowns the disrespectfulBeing 路 Protection 路 Luck and prosperity Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Huldra: Bernard Evans Ward, Public domain, source
- Changeling: Henry Fuseli, Public domain, source
- Fossegrim: Bj酶rn som tegner, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Freyja: John Bauer, Public domain, source
- Tatzelwurm: Abrasax, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Lindworm: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Skogsr氓: Gunnar Creutz (Achird), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Knights of 脜lleberg: Photograph: Nasko, Public domain, source