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Vittra (folklore)
Creature from Swedish folklore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A vittra (plural: vittror) is a type of wight (a term for supernatural spirits) from northern Sweden. They were associated with herding, either cattle or reindeer; they were believed to live normally among humans and only revealed a supernatural nature if their livestock were mistreated.[1] Like the hulder and the skogsrå, the vittra is also associated with longing and desire.[2] The vittra appears as a beautiful, female wight who seduces men in the forest.[2]
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Popular culture
Vittror appear in the movie The Evil Dead by Sam Raimi.[3]
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