Stressfossil

Swedish Nyckelharpa enthusiast and nordic folklore nerd. Sharing my life and hobbies. 🌿Autistic✨She/her ⛰ Swedish Sami 🔮Nyckelharpa🗝Spoonie💉

[stressfossil]

Vid strandkanten by John Bauer a different take on his own painting Agneta och sjökungen

Text in image roughly translates to: In memory of Bunn and John B. and the boy. 12 March 1911.

[delusionisaplace]

"𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩…" 𝙨𝙢𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙨

explicit warning: don't read on if you're uncomfortable with anything nsfw/smut related

have fun with these ;) | tag me if you use any | if yall want more prompts like this, jus drop an ask nd ill respond as soon as possible :)

"I want to hear you beg."

"Arch your back for me."

"You look better with my hands around your neck."

"Swallow it. All of it."

"God, you feel so fucking good."

"Suck on it."

"You're so fucking hot."

"Open your legs for me, baby. I wanna see you."

"Don't hold back."

“Ah, fuck.”

"That noise...keep making it."

"Wrap your legs around my waist."

"Let's make this quick."

"Don't close your eyes, baby. Look at me."

"You're mine."

"Such a good little pup, aren't you?"

“Faster—ah shit—harder…”

"I wanna go again."

“I want you. I need you.”

“Huh…uh…keep going.”

“Wait—uh—do…do that again.”

"Mark me. Mark me so everyone knows who I belong to."

"Don't be gentle with me—I like it when you're rough."

"One more time! Please!"

"Fuck—uh! I love it when you touch me like that."

[beardedmrbean]

[vixenberkana-deactivated2026032]

The Noaidi The Noaidis, Sámi shamans, were traditionally the healers and protectors. Noaidis are said to have the role of mediator between humans and the spirits. To undertake this mediation, the Noaidi communicated with the spirit world, using a traditional drum, which is his most important symbol and tool. They had helper spirits in animal form. The most powerful Noaidis had reindeers as their animal helpers.

[tim-dennis]

Lavvu among the Finnish forest

[the-aila-test]

Stop the mine in Gállok

To read more in Swedish, visit the Swedish petition: https://www.mittskifte.org/petitions/for-levande-kultur-och-ren-natur-i-ett-gruvfritt-j

[stressfossil]

This is still an ongoing issue!

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Thought I’d share the drawing I made to use as my discord banner! And two variations!

[sweetd3lights]

 © All rights reserved  by Оборотов Алексей

[norvecsomonucom]

God kveld! / İyi akşamlar!

Hammerfest, Finnmark

[stressfossil]

Näcken, also known as bäckamannen or further north forskarl is a Nordic supernatural being often presenting as a man but is known to able to change shape. The image most have of Näcken is like the image above, a handsome naked man sitting by the rapids playing a fiddle, but this a relatively new portrayal of him. In the older stories of him people talked about an old man dressed in gray with a red woollen cap, he’s described as “ugly” with a crooked nose and grotesquely big eyes. It has also been told that he shape shifted into objects and animals like cats and dogs. This being was not limited to rapids or brooks, lakes and the sea were also their stomping grounds. The most famous part of Näcken is his wish to drown people which he often did with his magical songs usually played on a fiddle. The songs lured his victims to dance their way into the water, drowning as a result. Even if he’s generally seen as an evil being today, at the time of these stories most supernatural beings were neither seen as good nor evil, just beings of the earth just like humans. There are many stories of Näcken teaching humans to play the fiddle, plenty of them even portrays him as enthusiastic when doing it. Of course it wasn’t easy to come in contact with him the tales oftentimes describes complex rituals that varied between regions. There were dangers when learning from Näcken, as oftentimes is when asking favours from beings like him, the pupil constantly had to be on guard to make sure they weren’t drowned as Näcken was known to do this if he saw the opportunity. The melodies taught to them could also be dangerous, in some stories the newly trained fiddler could not stop playing and the people dancing to his music could not stop dancing. These tales oftentimes end with the dancer either dying from exhaustion or unable to dance as their legs turned into stumps. The melodies could also end up drowning both the dancers and the fiddler. In later stories Christian symbolism started to appear, the cross generally being the only thing that could stop him. Näcken was usually used as a way to scare children to behave around water but the adults still taught them ways to keep the being away, like putting a knife in the ground or throwing a stone in the water as a way to bind him. Source: Älvor, troll och talande träd by Ebbe Schön

[stressfossil]

Trolls unlike the the internet trolls we talk about today were humanoid supernatural beings who lived in the forest and mountains in Nordic folklore. In Sweden they were called bergtroll or bergfolk, berg being the word for mountain in Swedish. These nature beings have been intertwined with the Nordic countries folklore and mythology for centuries with lullabies and folk songs written about them still being sung to this day. The trolls were mostly talked about in south and mid Sweden, the oral traditions stories differ a lot from today’s portrayal of the creatures. Today they are seen as clumsy, slow and grotesque looking as seen in movies like Trollhunter or John Bauer’s famous paintings as seen above. In the old farmer societies at the base of these mountains, these beings were seen as crafty and clever able to hide among humans. The trolls just like a lot of nature beings could shapeshift, mostly presenting as stunningly beautiful and well dressed. Even the iconic tail are unusual to find in the old stories. Oftentimes the stories about trolls comes from foresters, miners or hunters who had seen elegantly dressed ladies standing on mountaintops. This of course was absurd, seeing women dressed in satin and adored with expensive jewellery hike through the deep forest. This of course meant you had to be careful as not to be seen, the best way to keep the beings at a distance would be to read a prayer or signing the cross. The trolls also liked to turn into animals, so if one saw an unknown cat or dog they should tread with caution. Just like other nature beings trolls are usually invisible to humans, some tales said that all trolls owned a hat that hid them from the human gaze. Even if unseen the villagers of these farming communities could still smell the smell of cooked meat coming from their mountain holes often accompanied by shouts and yells at night. The bergtrolls lived collectively in both small and big groups, most of the time they had fun making the humans existence tumultuous. Suddenly the trolls could’ve gone down in the village to steal food and drink. There were ways for the wise protect themselves from these antics, carrying anything made of steel would keep them at a distance. Putting a sharp tool also made of steel in the barn protected the harvests and cattle. Of course these sly antics of stealing or pranks by the supernatural beings created issues for the villages but much darker things could also happen. From time to time a person would disappear out in the wilderness and this was attributed to the trolls as they were known to bergata humans and animals alike. Bergta is when the trolls would tempt a human or animal into their homes and keep them captive for different lengths of time. For a troll to be able to keep the human captive the human themselves would generally have had to make a mistake of some kind, for example accepting food from a stranger that came and offered them. People who had been bergtagna and came back talked about the beautiful homes, filled with silver, gold and gemstones, how they had been well taken care of. Even if the relationship between humans and trolls might be seen as a hostile one today, it was actually surprisingly normal for being between creatures so extremely different. It wasn’t unusual for humans and trolls to spend time together or exchange goods and services like normal human relationships. Trolls were just an easy creature to blame for all the bad things that happened to the people. It’s important that these are the beliefs of the local folklore and people’s beliefs and not the trolls out of the fables. In the fables they are portrayed as evil and extremely dangerous not at all like the nuanced perspective of the local oral tales. Sources: Älvor, troll och talande träd, Ebbe Schön Folklore och litteratur i Norden, Ebbe Schön

[stressfossil]

I didn’t include anything about changeling since it was triggering me really badly as I’m both autistic and disabled. If you want to read up on specifically that here’s a link to a blog article writing about the concept a bit more in-depth.

[stressfossil]

Trolls unlike the the internet trolls we talk about today were humanoid supernatural beings who lived in the forest and mountains in Nordic folklore. In Sweden they were called bergtroll or bergfolk, berg being the word for mountain in Swedish. These nature beings have been intertwined with the Nordic countries folklore and mythology for centuries with lullabies and folk songs written about them still being sung to this day. The trolls were mostly talked about in south and mid Sweden, the oral traditions stories differ a lot from today’s portrayal of the creatures. Today they are seen as clumsy, slow and grotesque looking as seen in movies like Trollhunter or John Bauer’s famous paintings as seen above. In the old farmer societies at the base of these mountains, these beings were seen as crafty and clever able to hide among humans. The trolls just like a lot of nature beings could shapeshift, mostly presenting as stunningly beautiful and well dressed. Even the iconic tail are unusual to find in the old stories. Oftentimes the stories about trolls comes from foresters, miners or hunters who had seen elegantly dressed ladies standing on mountaintops. This of course was absurd, seeing women dressed in satin and adored with expensive jewellery hike through the deep forest. This of course meant you had to be careful as not to be seen, the best way to keep the beings at a distance would be to read a prayer or signing the cross. The trolls also liked to turn into animals, so if one saw an unknown cat or dog they should tread with caution. Just like other nature beings trolls are usually invisible to humans, some tales said that all trolls owned a hat that hid them from the human gaze. Even if unseen the villagers of these farming communities could still smell the smell of cooked meat coming from their mountain holes often accompanied by shouts and yells at night. The bergtrolls lived collectively in both small and big groups, most of the time they had fun making the humans existence tumultuous. Suddenly the trolls could’ve gone down in the village to steal food and drink. There were ways for the wise protect themselves from these antics, carrying anything made of steel would keep them at a distance. Putting a sharp tool also made of steel in the barn protected the harvests and cattle. Of course these sly antics of stealing or pranks by the supernatural beings created issues for the villages but much darker things could also happen. From time to time a person would disappear out in the wilderness and this was attributed to the trolls as they were known to bergata humans and animals alike. Bergta is when the trolls would tempt a human or animal into their homes and keep them captive for different lengths of time. For a troll to be able to keep the human captive the human themselves would generally have had to make a mistake of some kind, for example accepting food from a stranger that came and offered them. People who had been bergtagna and came back talked about the beautiful homes, filled with silver, gold and gemstones, how they had been well taken care of. Even if the relationship between humans and trolls might be seen as a hostile one today, it was actually surprisingly normal for being between creatures so extremely different. It wasn’t unusual for humans and trolls to spend time together or exchange goods and services like normal human relationships. Trolls were just an easy creature to blame for all the bad things that happened to the people. It’s important that these are the beliefs of the local folklore and people’s beliefs and not the trolls out of the fables. In the fables they are portrayed as evil and extremely dangerous not at all like the nuanced perspective of the local oral tales. Sources: Älvor, troll och talande träd, Ebbe Schön Folklore och litteratur i Norden, Ebbe Schön

[coastgods]

Thor was tasked with eradicating all trolls in the county I live in now, Småland. That was some 150-250 years ago. You probably won't find that in text but it is part of local stories.

[stressfossil]

Most knowledge about thing such as trolls or other supernatural beings are from local stories! I’m glad you added that info since it’s so important to keep these stories alive ☺️

[stressfossil]

Skogsrået also known by the name as Skogsfru depending on the region, is a forest being often described as a beautiful young girl but has also been seen in a shape similar to a troll or an animal. In her human form people have said that even with her beauty there’s something off about her like a green tint to her skin, her back might be covered in bark or even hollowed out like a rotting tree. This being is believed to be the protector and queen of the forest in most folk tales. She has a lot of power and it’s important to show her and the forest respect. As many beings in folklore she’s neither good nor bad, just like creatures like trolls or Näcken that I’ve written about before. Most stories comes from hunters as they needed to show her respect whilst hunting in her territory. Rituals like leaving a coin or food on a tree stump as an offering to her could give you luck in hunting and if you’re extra lucky she might let you hunt as many animals as you want. Some animals were of limits like deer and Western Capercaillie(a common bird to hunt in Sweden) as they were Skogsråets own animals. These animals are under a protective spell so the hunter could try to kill it but would always miss and if you by chance killed one of these animals you’d be struck by Skogsråets wrath. Any humans venturing in to Skogsråets domain does it on her conditions. She’s known for acting based on her mood and seemingly having a soft spot for children based on the many stories of her comforting lost children and helping them find their way home. Whilst she supposedly has little patience for men whom find themselves under her control, wrapping their sense of direction making them walk in endless circles. These men oftentimes were lost to the forest never returning home. The people that has come across the forest queen and returnes describes a strong calling to return to the forest and are seemingly never the same. There is also endless stories of Skogsrået seducing men and starting a sexual relationship with them that is said to be almost impossible to escape as it could be very dangerous. With her power she would slowly turn the man insane, which often ended with the man dying under mysterious circumstances. These relationships could end up with a child being born, the children of Skogsrået were stronger and bigger than other children. There’s even a documented case of a man sentenced to death due to having relations with Skogsrået in 1691, this wasn’t the first or last documented case of a guilty verdicts for having a sexual relationship with her. Sources: Nordiska Väsen by Johan Egerkrans Lycktgubben, skogsfrun och Andra väsen by Tor Jäger & Jan Jäger Älvor, troll och talande träd by Ebbe Schön

[stressfossil]

Anyone got tips for extremely obscure horror movies? I’ve watched over 400 movies at this point and I’m starting to run out. I need my horror fix ☠️

[stressfossil]

Me: Wanna talk?

Friend: Yeah just gonna shower I’ll call when I’m done

*5 Hours later*

Friend: Sorry I forgot

Me: Me too

[stressfossil]

having one of those executive function days where everything is too many steps

[stressfossil]

If I have to hear one more person say “oh that’s why you’re so smart, can you do *insert stereotype from movie here*?” in response to me telling them I’m autistic I will lose it.