Sjörå, the Glossary
The sjörå, (lake Rå) or the Sjöfru (Mistress of the Lake) was a mythical creature of the lake, or Rå, in Swedish folklore.[1]
Table of Contents
5 relations: Folklore, Humanoid, Peder Jönsson, Rå, Water spirit.
- Scandinavian legendary creatures
- Swedish folklore
Folklore
Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.
Humanoid
A humanoid (from English human and -oid "resembling") is a non-human entity with human form or characteristics.
Peder Jönsson
Peder Jönsson (died 1640), was a Swedish hunter and fisherman from Söderköping, who was executed for having confessed to sexual intercourse with a Sjörå (a lake-nymph; a mythical female creature of the lake).
Rå
In Scandinavian folklore, a rå (rår) is a spirit who is the keeper or warden of a particular location or landform. Sjörå and rå are Legendary creature stubs, Scandinavian legendary creatures and Swedish folklore.
See Sjörå and Rå
Water spirit
A water spirit is a kind of supernatural being found in the folklore of many cultures. Sjörå and water spirit are water spirits.
See also
Scandinavian legendary creatures
- Askafroa
- Bøyg
- Bergsrå
- Bysen
- Church grim
- Di sma undar jordi
- Draugr
- Fossegrim
- Fylgja
- Gulon
- Hafgufa
- Hamingja
- Hellhound
- Hulder
- Jörmungandr
- Kraken
- Kraken in popular culture
- Lagarfljót Worm
- Lindworm
- Mare (folklore)
- Myling
- Nachtkrapp
- Nisse (folklore)
- Nixie (folklore)
- Rå
- Rådande
- Selkie
- Selkolla
- Selma (lake monster)
- Sjörå
- Skogsrå
- Skvader
- Storsjöodjuret
- Tilberi
- Troll
- Troll cat
- Trolls
- Vörðr
- Valravn
- Vardøger
- Vittra (folklore)
- Water horse
- Ysätters-Kajsa
- Yule cat
- Yule goat
Swedish folklore
- Agnete og Havmanden
- Among Gnomes and Trolls
- Bellman joke
- Bergsrå
- Blå Jungfrun
- Blockula
- Bysen
- Crayfish party
- Dalecarlian horse
- Easter witch
- Elvehøj
- Fairy cup legend
- Fossegrim
- Fylgja
- Gävle goat
- Gjenganger
- Harpans kraft
- Hug (folklore)
- Hulder
- Lindworm
- Nisse (folklore)
- Nixie (folklore)
- Rå
- Sámi mythology
- Saint Erik
- Semi-legendary kings of Sweden
- Sif
- Sjörå
- Skogsrå
- Små grodorna
- Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore
- Troll
- Troll cross
- Tycho Brahe days
- UFO sightings in Sweden
- Vörðr
- Vittra (folklore)
- Waffle Day
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjörå
Also known as Sjörået.