Arith Härger | Waterscapes in Nordic Mythology: Näck and Strömkarl @ArithH%C3%A4rger | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
On this last part of these mini-series Waterscapes in Nordic Mythology, I shall focus on the forms of the Nykr (the metamorphic water-spirit) näck and strömkarl from Swedish folklore. Thus we end these series in the comprehension of the cognitive landscape of water in Nordic cultures. Hope you enjou it, dear friends.

Introduction - 00:00
The Näck - 02:14
Riding the Nykr - 03:44
Working-Horse - 06:50
Water Psychopomp - 09:12
The Black Lamb - 13:57
Horse Consumption Taboo - 20:00
New Demonization - 21:38
Carrier of Disease - 23:39
Binding With Iron - 26:08
Strömkarl - 29:15
Protestantism and Folklore - 32:59
Apotropaic Iron Objects - 37:16
The Trauma of Drowning - 40:35
Bibliography & End Screen - 46:23

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