![]() Thankfully the draug is also a solitary creature, and is never seen with other drauger. It is said that the chilling shriek of the draug can be heard over both thunder and the crashing of waves. The draug does not talk, but only hisses and screams. If sufficient time has passed, he will start more closely resembling a skeleton, until it eventually dies a second death. His body may be bloated and covered in seaweed, kelp, and algae, with fish or other ocean creatures having taken up residence in his belly. The draug is a hideous creature, with the water and time having had their ways with his remains. While the storm will often be sufficient, draugen is not above actively sabotaging boats or pulling sailors who've been washed overboard further down to ensure that they will drown. Seeing one while at sea is considered a bad omen, and it means someone on the ship will die, or even that the entire vessel will capsize. The draug is most often seen during storms, sailing on whatever remains of its ship (which may be nothing but a single plank), spreading fear among other seamen unfortunate enough to cross its path. Drauger are remnants of those who have died at sea without a proper funeral, who have come back to haunt the living out of hate and jealousy. The sea is dangerous and unforgiving, and many have fallen victim to its wet embrace. Without further ado, we would like to present you to this month's vette: In these installments we will introduce you to a different creature (or vette) from Scandinavian folklore every month, as well as giving you an artist's interpretation of said creature. Vette (plural: vetter) is an archaic Norwegian word which serves as catch-all term for supernatural beings. Draugar are also noted as being able to drive living people insane.Welcome to the eight installment of Vette of the Month! This is a feature which will be published monthly up until NordicFuzzCon 2015, where our theme is Scandinavian Folklore: the Enchanted Forest. Thorolf, for example, caused birds that flew over his bowl barrow to drop dead. Animals feeding near the grave of a draugr may be driven mad by the creature’s influence. In folklore, draugar slay their victims through various methods including crushing them with their enlarged forms, devouring their flesh, devouring them whole in their enlarged forms, indirectly killing them by driving them mad, and by drinking their blood. They are also noted for the ability to rise from the grave as wisps of smoke and “swim” through solid rock, which would be useful as a means of exiting their graves. Thorolf of Eyrbyggja saga was “uncorrupted, and with an ugly look about him… swollen to the size of an ox,” and his body was so heavy that it could not be raised without levers. The draugr’s ability to increase its size also increased its weight, and the body of the draugr was described as being extremely heavy. They exist either to guard their treasure, wreak havoc on living beings, or torment those who had wronged them in life. “The appearance of a draugr was that of a dead body: swollen, blackened and generally hideous to look at.” They are undead figures from Norse and Icelandic mythology that appear to retain some semblance of intelligence. Older literature makes clear distinctions between sea-draugar and land-draugar.ĭraugar possess superhuman strength, can increase their size at will, and carry the unmistakable stench of decay. They are animated corpses - unlike ghosts they have a corporeal body with similar physical abilities as in life. Draugar live in their graves, often guarding treasure buried with them in their burial mound. ![]() He emerges covered in seaweed to drown sailors ![]() The Draugen is the ghost of a man who died at sea.
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