Vittra (folklore)

A vittra (plural: vittror) is a type of wight (a term for supernatural beings) from northern Sweden. They were associated with herding, either cattle or reindeer; they were believed to live normally among humans and only revealed a supernatural nature if their livestock were mistreated.[1] Like the hulder and the skogsrå, the vittra is also associated with longing and desire.[2] The vittra appears as a beautiful, female wight who seduces men in the forest.[2]

Vittror are central to the storyline of season 1, episode 4 of Hilda.

The Swedish film Vittra, or its American title Wither, has a Vittra as the main villain.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wicker, Nancy L.; Arnold, Bettina (1999). From the Ground Up: Beyond Gender Theory in Archaeology : Proceedings of the Fifth Gender and Archaeology Conference, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, October 1998. Archaeopress. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-84171-025-9.
  2. 1 2 Raudvere, Catharina (2021-02-26). Narratives and Rituals of the Nightmare Hag in Scandinavian Folk Belief. Springer Nature. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-3-030-48919-9.
  3. ↑ "Vittra - IMDB". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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