How to understand. The Vittra/Vittror, the Unseen Ones in Swedish Folklore!

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The Vittra, plural vittror, sometime referred to in Swedish referred to as “De osynliga” the unseen ones, are creatures from Swedish (& greater Nordic) folklore that live in the deepest parts of the forest underground in small burrows and have a lot of magical powers and myths associated with them (and are arguably several different creatures and also have various different dialectal names such as vätte/vättar, but are here somewhat thrown together as they are referred to as the same type of creature and share often a lot of commonalities).
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This video is part of the playlist about Creatures from Myths, Religion and Folklore!: • Creatures from Myths, ...
Sources and further reading:
af Klintberg, Bengt (1972)Svenska folksägner
Arvidsson, Alf ,1999, Folklorens former. Lund: Studentlitteratur
Durán, Laila & Moe, Anne Kristin (2012). Scandinavian folklore. 1. ed. [Märsta]: Duran Publishing
FairyTale Waltz av Kevin MacLeod licensieras enligt licensen Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. creativecommon... incompetech.com... Artist: incompetech.com/
Kasurinen, Anton, Arbetarbladet, (2015-01-30) www.arbetarbla...
Lindgren, Astrid (2018). Ronja, the robber's daughter. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Lindgren, Astrid, 1907-2002 (1981) Ronja rövardotter; med bilder av Ilon Wikland.
Ronja Rövardotter (1984-12-14) Movie, producer:Tage Danielsson, AB Svensk Filmindustri
Röstlund, Lisa, Aftonbladet, (2015-01-30) www.aftonblade...
Nilsson Edgar (1979) Vittra
Nyberg,Daga (1990) Vittran i fäbodland Vätten - radioprogram från UR july 9 2012
Schön, Ebbe (2000), Älvor, troll och talande träd, Bokförlaget Semic
Schön, Ebbe (2005), Folktrons ABC, Carlssons Förlag Schön, Ebbe (1998), Svensk folktro A-Ö. Hur vi tänkt, trott och trollat, Prisma
..., Swedish folk tales , 2004, Edinburgh: Floris
Lokal traditioner i diverse intervjuer och egna upplevelser
#Sweden #Folklore #vittra #vittror #Swedishfolklore #creature #monster #spirit #Folktro #myths #swedishmyths #Nordic #vätte #vättar #vættr #vitter #vitra

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@theculturedjinni 4 ай бұрын

This month of October (like I have done previously each year) I will dedicate to discuss folkloric and religious beliefs about various creatures found in both popular folklore and organized religion. I hope you will like this video about this unseen creature from Swedish/Nordic folklore! Please, don't be afraid to comment or voice any questions as I love interacting with you my dear viewers and I will try to respond as quickly as possible to you. Also, please like, subscribe & push the bell icon as those actions do help this channel to grow!

@beepboop204 3 ай бұрын

i have dynamic psychological experiences when in nature. part of my interest in Continental Philosophy was because Sartre, Beauvoir, Heidegger or Kant, seem to address that better than Analytic Philosophers like Moore, Russel, Frege, or Kripke. 😛

@theculturedjinni 3 ай бұрын

@@beepboop204 This is true for me too, I actually also appreciate continental philosophy too for its tendency to be more holistic to the entire human experience, with that said I do like certain philosophers more than I do others when it comes to continental philosophy.

@Narrator_of_Tarikh07 4 ай бұрын

I'm a simple guy. I see that the Cultured Jinni uploaded, before i even begin watching the video, i feel happy...😊

@theculturedjinni 4 ай бұрын

I feel honored that you feel like that!👍

@Narrator_of_Tarikh07 4 ай бұрын

@@theculturedjinni👍

@samsonsoturian6013 4 ай бұрын

"The Urak-hai turn northeast! They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!"

@theculturedjinni 4 ай бұрын

👍Yes but in this case it is super magical forest goblins!😁

@ritaquesnel5875 4 ай бұрын

😮 excellent description of walking the path!! I was totally there and scared!! Super fun that was!! As always, thanks for the lesson.

@theculturedjinni 4 ай бұрын

I am glad you liked it👍

@samsonsoturian6013 4 ай бұрын

I feel like I've heard this horror story 50 times already.......

@theculturedjinni 4 ай бұрын

Well it is quite a common theme of a lot of stories connected to creatures like these! But I think it did bring home the kind of creature we are dealing with.

@NefariousKoel 3 ай бұрын

@@theculturedjinni Yeah, similarities with old tales of various fae. Lots of European myths are related. Makes you wonder how far back the roots of the stories go. Elements are probably prehistoric. 👍

@theculturedjinni 3 ай бұрын

@@NefariousKoel 👍This is very much possible & and in many cases also the case. Though, you also have the fact that many of these stories could have been separate traditions too, but due to cultural exposure between cultures they also morph into more similar stories too (Drögar [Swedish]/Draugar [Icelandic], a type of Nordic undead for example actually began to adopt vampiric blood drinking myths about them after exposure to continental vampire myths, which was not the case before). Historic myth & folklore studies is a filed with a lot of interesting stuff about various cultural developments and how myths either begin from the same source and diverge or begin as separate but later become more similar due to contact between peoples.