Bergsrå

The bergsrå (Swedish), (Mountain Rå), Bergatrollet (Mountain Troll) or Bergakungen (Mountain King), was a mythical creature of the mountain, or Rå, in norse mythology.

The bergrå could be either male or female. It lived in the mountain with a court of relatives and sometimes surrounded by trolls. It was a common phenomena in the mythology about the bergsrå for humans to be bergtagen (literary: "taken into the mountain"), spend time with the bergså in the mountain. A typical description of such a claimed occurrence was given by Sven Andersson in 1691, when he was on trial for having sexual intercourse with a female bergrå.^[1]

References

↑ Grimberg, Carl; Åberg, Alf (1960). Svenska folkets underbara öden. 4, 1660–1707. Stockholm. LIBRIS 8074835.

Scandinavian folklore

Beings	Askafroa Bäckahäst Bergsrå Changeling Deildegast Draugr Dwarf Elf Erlking Fossegrim Gjenganger Helhest Hulder Kraken Mara Myling Nisse Neck Rå Sjörå Skrømt Skogsrå Troll Troll cat Valravn Vættir Will-o'-the-wisp Ysätters-Kajsa

People	Askeladden Blenda Disa

Origins	Norse mythology Norse paganism

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