Facts about Huldra

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   Miners and woodcutters in Scandinavian tradition sometimes described the huldra as singing or playing music to lure men into the forest.

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   Folklore describes the huldra as belonging to the hulder-folk, subterranean beings who live beneath the earth and tend cattle that occasionally mingle with human herds.

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   Male counterparts of the huldra, known as huldrefolk, feature in Norwegian folklore as part of a broader hidden people tradition distinct from trolls.

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   A huldra who successfully married a human man was said to lose her tail and hollow back, becoming fully mortal.

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   The huldra of Norwegian tradition is often depicted with a cow's tail, which she may attempt to hide to pass as human.

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   In Scandinavian folklore, the huldra is a seductive forest spirit who appears beautiful from the front but has a hollow back like a rotted tree trunk.

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