Vittra (folklore)

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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]

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

References

  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.
  2. 1 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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