Fylgja

In Norse mythology, a fylgja (Old Norse: [ˈfylɡjɑ], plural fylgjur [ˈfylɡjuz̠]) is a supernatural being or spirit which accompanies a person in connection to their fate or fortune.^[1] They can appear to a person in one sleep as dream-women, or appear while awake, often as a disembodied spiritual form of an enemy.

^ Mundal (1974), Summarized and translated @ Kvilhaug, Maria (handle:Lady of the Labyrinth). "Fylgjur – guardian spirits and ancestral mothers". Bladehoner. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

[mundal1974-tr-labyrinthlady-1] Mundal (1974), Summarized and translated @ Kvilhaug, Maria (handle:Lady of the Labyrinth). "Fylgjur – guardian spirits and ancestral mothers". Bladehoner. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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