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"I made up my mind to try again, so I went to the wood where the pool was, where I saw the White People, and I tried again [to call them]. The dark nymph, Alanna, came, and she turned the pool of water into a pool of fire...."- Arthur Machen, "The White People" Anna Vinogradova#BookWormSat #GothicSpring #Literature #Fiction #WeirdFiction #Horror #Monster #Fairy #ArthurMachen

A hulder (or huldra) is a forest fairy in Scandinavian folklore who seduces people traveling through her woods. Once in her embrace, a man will discover the hulder has some inhuman feature, such as an animal's hairy legs and tail or a hollow back (like some old tree). Iren Horrors#FairyTaleTuesday #GothicSpring #Mythology #Folklore #Norse #Scandinavia #Fairy #Faerie #Monster