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Fylgja

In Nordic folklore and mythology, a fylgja (Old Norse: , Old Swedish: fylghia, older Dalecarlian: fylgja) is a supernatural being or spirit which accompanies a person in connection to their fate or fortune. They can appear to people in their sleep as dream-women, or appear to them while awake, often in the disembodied spiritual form of an enemy.

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Fylgja

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples49
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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Fylgja

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related to Description · 7
Fylgja → Cf, Gísla, However, Icelandic, It, Sleep, The
related to Animal forms · 6
Fylgja → Hence, Men, Mundal, The, This, Thus
related to Etymology · 5
Fylgja → English, Gabriel Turville-Petre, Irish, Placenta, The
related to Skotta and móri · 5
Fylgja → However, Icelandic, In Jón, She, The
related to Occurrences · 4
Fylgja → According, Else Mundal, Fylgjur, When
related to Waking appearances · 4
Fylgja → Hallfreðar, Hallfreðr, The, Thus
is a · 3
Fylgja → ghost who associates with, omen of one's impending death, omen of one's impending death.Thus in Hallfreðar saga
related to Placenta origins · 2
Fylgja → According, The Icelandic

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also animal saga person fylgjur appear form sleep dreams skotta móri fate fetch may female according spirit origins placenta ghost

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Fylgjais aghost who associates with0.90text
Fylgjais aomen of one's impending death0.90text
Fylgjais aomen of one's impending death.Thus in Hallfreðar saga0.90text
a foxinstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text
wolfinstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text
deerinstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text
bearinstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text
eagleinstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text
falconinstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text
leopardinstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text
lioninstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text
or serpent.The animal fylgja is also said to appear in front of its ownerinstance ofthey would have a fylgja in the shape of an animal0.80text

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