seamusfnnigan:Finnish mythology series: Louhi and the Daughters of the NorthLouhi is the witch queen
seamusfnnigan:Finnish mythology series: Louhi and the Daughters of the NorthLouhi is the witch queen of the land called Pohjola (pohjoinen: Finnish word for ‘north’) in Finnish mythology. She’s a shapeshifter who has tremendous magical powers. Louhi is the main antagonist in the Finnish national epic Kalevala. Her kingdom Pohjola is described to be a cold and cruel place, and it’s believed to be the source of monsters, illnessess and other evil things.Louhi’s children, the Daughters of the North, are despite of their heritage said to be incredibly beutiful. In folk tales many heroes come to propose them, but Louhi doesn’t give away her daughters very easily. She makes the heroes perform difficult tasks so they can prove themselves worthy for her daughters. She intentionally designs the tasks impossible to accomplish, and the suitors get killed instead. -- source link
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