Vittra (folklore)

A vittra (plural: vittror) is a type of wight (a term for supernatural spirits) from northern Sweden and Finland. 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]

Popular culture

Vittror appear in the movie The Evil Dead by Sam Raimi.^[3]

References

^ Wicker, Nancy L.; Arnold, Bettina (1999). From the Ground Up: Beyond Gender Theory in Archaeology : Proceedings of the Fifth Gender and Archaeology Conference, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, October 1998. Archaeopress. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-84171-025-9.
^ ^a ^b Raudvere, Catharina (2021-02-26). Narratives and Rituals of the Nightmare Hag in Scandinavian Folk Belief. Springer Nature. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-3-030-48919-9.
^ Edwards, Justin (2018-05-15). B-Movie Gothic: International Perspectives. Edinburgh University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-4744-2345-8.

[1] Wicker, Nancy L.; Arnold, Bettina (1999). From the Ground Up: Beyond Gender Theory in Archaeology : Proceedings of the Fifth Gender and Archaeology Conference, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, October 1998. Archaeopress. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-84171-025-9.

[:0-2] Raudvere, Catharina (2021-02-26). Narratives and Rituals of the Nightmare Hag in Scandinavian Folk Belief. Springer Nature. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-3-030-48919-9.

[3] Edwards, Justin (2018-05-15). B-Movie Gothic: International Perspectives. Edinburgh University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-4744-2345-8.

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