Agnete Blomgren

Huldra

• 𝓛𝓮𝓰𝓮𝓷𝓭

  The huldra is a stunningly beautiful, sometimes naked woman with long hair; though from behind she is hollow like an old tree trunk, and has an animal's tail.
  
  They are known for being very 【ｋｉｎｄ】 and generous to those who are kind to them, and even are considered 【ｌｕｃｋｙ】
  
  "A boy went fishing, but he had no luck. Then he met a beautiful lady, and she was so stunning that he felt he had to catch his breath. But, then he realized who she was because he could see a fox's tail sticking out below the skirt. As he knew that it was forbidden to comment on the tail to the lady of the forest, if it were not done in the most polite manner, he bowed deeply and said with his softest voice, "Milady, I see that your petticoat shows below your skirt". The lady thanked him gracefully and hid her tail under her skirt, telling the boy to fish on the other side of the lake. That day, the boy had great luck with his fishing and he caught a fish every time he threw out the line. This was the huldra's recognition of his politeness."
  
  Others consider them 【ｅｖｉｌ】...
  "In some traditions, the huldra lures men into the forest to have sexual intercourse with her, rewarding those who satisfy her and often killing those who do not. Some huldra are a lot less bloodthirsty and may simply kidnap a man or lure him into the underworld. She sometimes steals human infants and replaces them with her own ugly huldrebarn (changeling huldre children). In some cases, the intercourse resulted in a child, being presented to the unknowing father. In some cases, she forces him to marry her."
  
  They are also known for their 【ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈ】...
  "Some fairy tales say how marriage to a mortal man will cause her to lose her tail, but not her looks, and let the couple live happily ever after. However, if she is treated badly, she will remind him that she is far from weak, often by straightening out a horseshoe with her bare hands, sometimes while it is still glowing hot from the forge or even lift up a tree trunk."