Troll folklore originated from the first settlers in the English, German, Irish, Norwegian, Scottish and Swish which is mostly the Scandinavian area. Trolls usually have long noses, four finger and toes, and long hairy tails and can live to be hundreds of years old. Trolls are known to have a good side if you are nice to them and the are also known to guard treasures or friendly people. Trolls are also known to be very slow, dumb, ugly, smelly and can be of any size. They tend to live in mountainous areas area lakes and under bridges. It is said that the trolls that live in the mountains are very wealthy, and the most dangerous type of trolls live in the forest. Farmers of the Scandinavian area believed that trolls lived in dark places because sunlight hurt their eyes. They also said that they wouldn’t brush their teeth and wouldn’t care that much about appearance. When they would eat dinner they would throw the bones of the meat on the floor to keep it clustered and would always be stubborn about everything. …show more content…
Tomtes had nicer faces and have a nicer personality. They often lived in barns because farmers would leave out milk and good food to eat in exchange for them to watch over the farm during the night. The Nissen troll who also lived on a farm and was suppose to bring you good luck if you left Rommegrot which is a type of pudding. The Nissen troll good luck was suppose to bring you animal health for the next
times we have been fascinated with all sorts of tales about monsters and intrigued by myths and
Scalawags is the name given to native or local whites who supported the Rep party. The origins of the word is uncertain but the term came from Scalway, a district in Sheton Island, where small cattle lived. Used in US before the Civil war to mean scrawny or undersized cattle. It was also a synonmy for good for nothing. Southern conservative whites found the scalawags uniquely hateful. Blacks were considerable more understand then the faults of a scalawags who was considered a traitor to the south and his own white race.
have his own fort with guards. Anytime he wanted Jack and his hunters could go kill
Vikings: A History (2012), by Neil Oliver, is an epic history of who the Viking were. The Vikings were made famous for the raping and pillaging of villages throughout Northern and Central Europe, and were admired for their violent, battle hungry warriors, but through past excavations and historical artifacts Oliver debunks what's myth and what was real in the Viking age. Neil Oliver is a Scottish journalist, archeologist, and historian in association with the BBC. The focus point of this book is the question of “who were the Vikings?” as well as tracing them from their initial ancestry.
Mudskippers are one of the most unique sea creatures. They spend more time on land than in the water. Because of this mudskippers have many innovations that allow this. They are one of the steps for evolution to allow animals to get out of the water and onto land. In short, mudskippers may be weird, but they also have a lot of cool
Monsters are symbols and representations of a culture. They exist because of certain places or feelings of a time period. Monsters are “an embodiment of a certain cultural moment”. Author of Grendel, John Gardner, and author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, both create a monster to represent something larger than itself in order to have the reader reflect on their “fears, desires, anxiety, and fantasy” in society, which is explained in Jefferey Cohen's Monster Culture (Seven Theses). The latest trend in monster media, zombies, also fit into Cohen's theses on what a monster is.
They are creatures with mysteries that aren’t yet explained most are but not all are explained. So let's see what is known that were mostly common.
They hid in cellars, attics, barns, chicken coops, sheds, and any other place they could. They had to be extremely quiet as not to arouse the suspicion of neighbors.(Life)
When I was a child, I used to think that gremlins were rad! Although I should know better by now, gremlins are still rad and I need to grow up. At the same time, I come believe they are not the green destructive creatures we have come to know on the big screen but rather these obstreperous voices that keep us in a state of failure for which becomes a comfort zone. Gremlins eroded my self-confidence and I knew I was capable of much more than what was expected of me.
decoys in the winter and summer to pass the time. They would use different types of wood that carved
...ught could be seen as arrogant, and had a condescending attitude as they thought the Inuit were “skraelings (a sick, weak person)” (McAnany and Yoffee, p. 56), all their encounters may not have been confrontational. They believe that their attitude simply could have come from a religious factor that it was the difference in being Christian compared to non-Christian. Though artifacts were scarcely found from the Norse in the Thule Inuit ruins and vice versa, the artifacts that were found could represent an encounter, but could as well have been from plundering abandoned homes. Also, when searching Norse settlements, no weapons were found, thus making them powerless against the Inuits if it had come down to a conflict between them. A scene on a small piece of bone did depict a battle, however it is important to note that it did not depict a Norseman against an Inuit.
“Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world.” This quote by William Shakespeare accurately sums up many cultures’ feelings towards modern-day Halloween. But where did Halloween originate? While there are several different ideas, the one that seems to be the most popular is that Halloween originated from an ancient Celtic rite called Samhain (pronounced sah-win). Halloween has strong roots in Paganism, which is the cause of negative connotations with Christian religion. Many modern Halloween traditions and symbols started
Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are traditional stories that are passed on and have an important meaning Myths are stories that happened and involve supernatural beings that are still known for. Fairy Tales are make-believe/that don’t exist. German Folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Germany over a number of centuries. Germans heavily concentrated folklore is Fairy Tales because, they lived in a oral area where they teached their kids to not go in the woods. The values that are reflected germans culture is about the Pre-christian pantheon.
Beowulf is the main character of the poem entitled Beowulf. In this story, the Danish people are having trouble with this particular gremlin dubbed “Grendel” who is wreaking havoc on the king’s men while they sleep in the mead hall after partying. Beowulf gathers 14 of his best men, described as “the mightiest men [Beowulf] could find, / The bravest and best of the Geats" (20-21) and sets
The Himalayan Super Berry-Goji Berry: Research Paper and Prospectus What if you heard that simply consuming a handful of a tart little red berries could make you live a longer, lose weight and feel better? Like millions of other consumers you would probably jump at the idea. With these claims, its no wonder the new health craze in the Himalayan Superfruit, the Goji berry, has become prevalent in supermarkets across the globe. The health claims of the Goji berry are endless; from its anti-inflammatory properties to its dietary benefits and anti-cancerous properties, the health prospects are immense (Xanthe 2013).