European folklore creatures

Description Name: Valravn, Valravne Area of Origin: Denmark In Danish folklore, a Valravn (“raven of the slain”) is a supernatural raven, appearing in traditional folksongs and tales. According to the tales, when a king or chieftain was killed in battle, forgotten and unburied, ravens would come and eat his remains and become Valravn. The raven that ate the king’s heart would gain human knowledge and form, capable of performing malicious acts, gaining superhuman powers and was seen as a…

Biesy (singular: bies) are a personification of all the undefined evil forces in the nature. Once they were placed amongst the most dangerous and the oldest demons in the central and eastern Europe…

Kikimora is one of many Creatures from Eastern European Folklore

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Nordic folklore is the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. It has common roots with, and has been under mutual influence with, f...

Russian Folk Negative Characters

Slavic gods, goddesses, spirits & mythical creatures ✨ This is a compilation of my previous series on Slavic deities and entities, plus one new artwork… Tell me if you want to see some other characters from folklore and Slavic paganism. Also, I’m thinking about making an Oracle deck dedicated to Slavic magic and folklore, what do you think? Find more Slavic culture posts on my page: @lidapavlova_magic

Melusine or Melusina is a figure of European folklore and mythology, a female spirit of fresh water in a sacred spring or river. She is usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent, fish, goat or bird from the waist down (much like a mermaid, lamia, harpy or satyress). She is also sometimes illustrated with wings, horns, two tails, or both. In the time of the Crusades, Elynas, the King of Albany (an old name for Scotland or Alba), went hunting one day and came across a beautiful lady in the…

In Brazilian folklore, Encantado is a term for mythical creatures comparable to fairies of European folklore.The term in Brazil is used for creatures who come from a paradisiacal underwater realm called the Encante. It may refer to spirit beings or shapeshifting snakes, but most often it designates dolphins with the ability to turn into humans. - Hauket