S K R Ø M T In Norwegian folklore this describe a ghost, paranormal activity or an undefined being or entity. If she is betrayed, she will punish her victims severely. From the front she is beautiful, but she has a cow’s tail and her back is hollow. H U L D R A In Norwegian folklore Huldra is a seductive forest creature who lure men into the forest with her singing. D A U I N G In Norse folklore a Dauing is a dead person who has come back to haunt the living. In more recent folklore these beings live on as Trolls. They lived in Jotunheimen (also the name of a great mountain area in Southern Norway) and their many battles with Tor, the hammer-wielding god, is a main theme in Norse mythology. Many of them were in possession of great knowledge. J O T N E In Norse mythology a Jotun appears as a giant being, often ugly and lumpy. The Scandinavian elves were of human size and associated with fertility. They can both cause and heal illnesses in humans. Here they are described as demigod creatures of nature and fertility. A L V E R The earliest description of Alver (Elves) appears in Norse Mythology. V I D O F N I R According to Norse Mythology the eagle Vidofnir sits at the top of the world tree Yggdrasil. She’s still working on the project, but her finished images can be seen after the jump. Also, it underlines the magical, spooky and scary aspects of the mythical creatures.” “…I feel that this reflect the landscape in Northern Norway. “The exception is ‘Skrømt’, which actually is my 10 years old son in the woodshed at our holiday home.” she states.ījørg-Elise reasons that the feeling from the Enchanted Land is in here because it’s a token expression of her style. Using herself, her son and others as the models she then composited the subjects into landscapes. Instead of simply capturing scenes though, she did quite a bit of editing. Growing up in Norway one hears myths and stories about them, and for a child they seem both scary and fascinating.”ījørg-Elise has had her Enchanted Land project featured on the site before, and her latest project on Norway is a sort of natural evolution. “I also wanted to reinterpret them, give them a more updated and current look. “The creative descriptions were inspired by my own interpretations of these mythical beings and the folklore about them.” states Bjørg-Elise about her project on Norway’s mythological beasts and legends.
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