Hulder
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A hulder is a seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore. Her name derives from a root meaning "covered" or "secret". In Norwegian folklore, she is known as huldra. She is known as the s
Huldra's Nymphs
Frau Holle
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"Frau Holle" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Children's and Household Tales in 1812. It is of Aarne-Thompson type 480.
Hulder
…in Swedish folklore, and ulda in Sámi folklore. Her name suggests that she is originally the same being as the völva divine figure Huld and the German Holda. The word hulder is only used of a female; a "male hulder" is called a huldrekall and also appears in Norwegian folklore. This being is closely related…
Goldmarie from "Frau Holle", illustration by Hermann Vogel
"Holda, the good protectress" (1882) by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
Frau Gode and her dogs
Frau Holle, or Perchta, with the Wild Hunt