Fossegrim
Water spirit or troll in Scandinavian folklore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fossegrim, also known simply as the grim (Norwegian) or Strömkarlen (Swedish), is a water spirit or troll in Scandinavian folklore. Fossegrim plays the fiddle, especially the Hardanger fiddle. Fossegrim has been associated with a mill spirit (kvernknurr) and is related to the water spirit (nokken) and is sometimes also called näcken in Sweden. It is associated with river streams (Swedish name "Strömkarlen" means "The water stream Man") and particularly with cascading streams (foss in Norwegian) and mill races.[1] [2] [3]
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by Nils Bergslien (1853-1928)