Category: Blog
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Louhi, the Witch of the Frozen North
Louhi is fed up with being seen as a sidekick in someone else’s story. It’s always about heroic Väinemöinen or valiant Ilmarinen. And Louhi is presented as the horrible, evil one. But she will not put up with this!
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Elder Mother
In Denmark, some people think that a person who stands under an elder tree on Midsummer’s Eve can see the Elf-King and his army. Others say that if you fall asleep under a blossoming elder tree, you will wake up in Fairyland…
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Thiess of Kaltenbrun
Lycanthropy was so strongly associated with witchcraft that being a werewolf was a common accusation at witch trials. Many believed that werewolves were witches who practised black magic. Despite their reputation, there were some who were respected heroes, such as Old Thiess of Kaltenbrun.