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Mare (folklore)

A mare (Old English: mære; Danish, Norwegian: mare; Swedish: mara; Polish: mara, zmora; among many others) is a malicious entity in Germanic and Slavic folklore that sits, walks, or "rides" on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on nightmares. When placed on the victim's chest, it is said to have a suffocating effect, and can lead to cold sweats…

Etymology, Slavic folklore & German folklore

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Etymology

Middle EnglishOld EnglishMareOld NorseFaroese
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Slavic folklore

CzechSlavic languagesMothKashubianSlovak
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German folklore

AlpHigh GermanLow GermanPomeraniaRügen
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Nordic folklore

HamrYnglinga sagaVanlandi SveigðissonUppsalaFinnish
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German folklore

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Mare (folklore)

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Mare (folklore)

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Mare (folklore) → Mare, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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mare mara zmora also german nightmare sleep woman swedish folklore according called polish norwegian môr could another female see slavic

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Mare (folklore)related to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Mare (folklore)related to External linksMedia0.60section
Mare (folklore)related to External linksMare0.60section

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