In Hungarian folklore, th
In Hungarian folklore, these creatures are called manok. In 1588, the Scotswoman Allison Peirson was executed for witchcraft after being accused of having conversations with these creatures. A medieval Dutch epic describes Charlemagne meeting one of these creatures, who takes the form of a black knight and exposes Eggeric as a traitor. According to the Yngling Saga, the legendary warrior Olaf Geirstad became one of these creatures after his death. Ottar is a grandson of the king of these creatures; that king may be married to either Bryngerd, the daughter of Raum, or to Svanhild the Gold-Feathered, a daughter of the sun. Skuld and Hegan each had one parent who was this kind of creature. When Frey got his first baby tooth, the realm of these creatures was given to him, and Snorri describes one group of these creatures as being brighter than the sun, while another group is dark-skinned and lives below the Earth; those are known as the "svart" variety. For ten points, name these human-like beings of Norse mythology, frequently depicted with pointy ears.
In Hungarian folklore, these creatures are called manok. In 1588, the Scotswoman Allison Peirson was executed for witchcraft after being accused of having conversations with these creatures.
{Elves} [accept: {Alfar}]