The Hidden People

[GinnyN]

Originally Posted by Jennifer

Hehe! Telltale should make a game about that!

There's an Argentinian Movie.

[Lena_P]

Is the Nøkken sometimes a horse that drowns anyone who attempts to ride it? I vaguely remember a water dweller like that, a Scandinavian version of a kelpie.

I always loved studying folklore. Seeing how stories or creatures move from one culture to the next is fascinating, and seeing how similar animals can be related to in totally different ways is interesting as well. Like how some cultures saw owls as symbols of wisdom and respected them, while others saw them as symbols of death and decay and considered them "cursed".

[wellgolly]

Originally Posted by Avistew

In France it's a mouse, who needs the tooth to use as furniture. And it being a mouse, it doesn't need money so it gives it instead. Also, it's small and goes unnoticed.

Holy crap that's the most adorable thing ever

[flesk]

Originally Posted by Lena_P

Is the Nøkken sometimes a horse that drowns anyone who attempts to ride it?

Yeah, some stories say he would transform himself into a beautiful horse to tempt people into riding him, and when they did, he would ride back into the water and drown them.

[splash1]

Originally Posted by bamse

Yeah, some stories say he would transform himself into a beautiful horse to tempt people into riding him, and when they did, he would ride back into the water and drown them.

.... Can folklore be burned?

[puzzlebox]

Originally Posted by splash1

.... Can folklore be burned?

17th century witch hunters say yes.

[Alcoremortis]

Originally Posted by puzzlebox

17th century witch hunters say yes.

Unfortunately, their numbers have dwindled so only a Witchhunter Sargent and a Witchhunter Private remain of the Witchhunter army...

Gone are the glory days...

[swedish_jedi]

Originally Posted by Ne0n

Nøkken:
He is a underworld creature, lives in ponds/lakes and tries to drown people or animals by attracting them with spell-music, or by luring them in other ways. It is said that you can hear his terrifying and tearful screams right before suicides or deaths.
Pregnant or young women, and unbaptized infants are prefered victims.

The Nokken, or Näcken as we call him, is very prominent in Swedish myth where he is portrayed as a beautiful naked man who would lure children and women to drown in lakes or streams with is enchanting violin music. He could also teach other musicians to play music like him in exchange for three drops of blood, a black animal and some vodka. This was at a very great risk, because the musicians would often get enchanted by the music and couldn’t stop playing until he died of exhaustion.

There’s a contest every year in my home county, Jamtland, called Näcken of the year. Where men compete in imitating the näcken by playing music in a cold river completely naked (they are only allowed to cover themselves with material found in the woods). The winner gets the title Näcken of the year and a 2000 kronor (about 200$) gift certificate. A very hilarious tradition if I say so myself.

Heres the homepage of the competion

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by swedish_jedi

There’s a contest every year in my home county, Jamtland, called Näcken of the year. Where men compete in imitating the näcken by playing music in a cold river completely naked

How do they decide on the winner, most women and children drowned?

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by Avistew

How do they decide on the winner, most women and children drowned?

Please, that's ridiculous. How in the world could they measure which man drowned which women and children? It would be a nightmare to sort it all out.

[Neelo]

Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

Please, that's ridiculous. How in the world could they measure which man drowned which women and children? It would be a nightmare to sort it all out.

The first man to call dibs on a kill scores a point.

[swedish_jedi]

Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

Please, that's ridiculous. How in the world could they measure which man drowned which women and children? It would be a nightmare to sort it all out.

True, that’s why they changed the rules during the 80’s. Now the winner is decided by his music talent and the originality of his costume.

[Leak]

Originally Posted by swedish_jedi

True, that’s why they changed the rules during the 80’s. Now the winner is decided by his music talent and the originality of his costume.

Didn't they also change the name to Eurovision Song Contest? *shudder*

np: Jamie Lidell - You Are Waking (Compass)

[swedish_jedi]

Originally Posted by Leak

Didn't they also change the name to Eurovision Song Contest? *shudder*

np: Jamie Lidell - You Are Waking (Compass)

Sush! You're not supposed to know that!

Originally Posted by Avistew

I never got the tooth fairy thing. What's her motivation? In France it's a mouse, who needs the tooth to use as furniture. And it being a mouse, it doesn't need money so it gives it instead. Also, it's small and goes unnoticed.
It makes more sense to me. Plus it's neat imagining a whole town of tooth-furnitured mice located under your home.

I remember there I used to watch a cartoon about the Teeth mice when I was little. Found it here on youtube!