Nix and Stream Man
The Swedish and Norwegian Nix (again) with his Danish version, the Stream Man.
Unlike the Nix the Stream Man is rarely seen, and is almost always a disembodied voice coming from streams demanding a sacrifice, and then dragging a person into the water to drown them. If no one has drowned in the stream for a long time, he will shout "It is time!" and a man will come running to the stream and throw himself in, no matter how many people try to hold him back.
One story tells of a young woman who was out walking her dog when the Steam Man demanded a sacrifice. She felt the force pull at her and picked up the dog and threw it in the water. Immediately the force let go of her, and she quickly ran home.
The few times the Stream Man has been depicted he is usually a dark creature with glowing eyes.
Nix
15th April 2013
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11 years ago #8793513
@Darakna We have something very very similar and we call it the "Water Man" (Vodník), but I guess that's understandable as I'm from Slovakia
I imagine all Slavic cultures have their own variations.
Although our Vodník isn't that "dark", most of his victims die because of his mischief.
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@Darakna We have something very very similar and we call it the "Water Man" (Vodník), but I guess that's understandable as I'm from Slovakia
I imagine all Slavic cultures have their own variations.Although our Vodník isn't that "dark", most of his victims die because of his mischief.
2 years ago #9875924
(HEADCANNON) THe woman was than attacked by her sink water and pulled to the river and a sick girl who had lost the use of one leg and was starting to lose touch and stop fighting the sickness recieved the gift of puppy and fought hard and won against her disease and lived happily ever after with the mean ladys pug.
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(HEADCANNON) THe woman was than attacked by her sink water and pulled to the river and a sick girl who had lost the use of one leg and was starting to lose touch and stop fighting the sickness recieved the gift of puppy and fought hard and won against her disease and lived happily ever after with the mean ladys pug.
7 years ago #9624866
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT THE DOGGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT THE DOGGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10 years ago #9238231
the norwigan nøkken is pretty similar to the stream man.
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B8kk#mediaviewer/File:Nokken_av_Theodor_Kittelsen.png
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the norwigan nøkken is pretty similar to the stream man.
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B8kk#mediaviewer/File:Nokken_av_Theodor_Kittelsen.png
11 years ago #8892284
@Juolukka I'm pretty certain it is the same character that was brought from Sweden to Finland, here it is called Näcken and Näkki seems like a Finnish version of the name
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@Juolukka I'm pretty certain it is the same character that was brought from Sweden to Finland, here it is called Näcken and Näkki seems like a Finnish version of the name
11 years ago #8790197
It reminds me, a little, of "El Moan" a creature of the colombian (maybe other countries aswell, i don't know) folklore; he's a hairy man that lives in water bodies and would come to the surface to demand tobacco (and/or something else i forgot), if remember correctly, if you comply he'll let you alone.
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It reminds me, a little, of "El Moan" a creature of the colombian (maybe other countries aswell, i don't know) folklore; he's a hairy man that lives in water bodies and would come to the surface to demand tobacco (and/or something else i forgot), if remember correctly, if you comply he'll let you alone.
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