A translation by me from Bengt af Klintbergs book "vänster hand och motsols". This story was written down in Småland around the 1920s. And the sheep in the picture is one of the lil cuties at my friends place.

#folklore #folktro #scandinavianfolklore #nordicfolklore #sheep #värmlandsfår

Truly a fashionista!

Thank you!! 🧶

Thank you! It was a wonder to spin and looks like a storm trapped in yarn!

They could also live anywhere, mountains, burial mounds, large rocks, old trees and also in old houses.

These are some of the oldest folkloric creatures, found in the old Icelandic sagas and in high medieval tales but also in Olaus Magnus texts from the 16th century.
#folklore #fjäll

Inside there are multiple limestone painting with different datings.