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Huldra: The Spirit of the Forest
Of all the beings from the underworld, the Huldra is perhaps the most perplexing—and frightening. Trolls are easy to understand: they embody evil. Elves, on the other hand, are archetypes of goodness and light. But Huldra inhabits the shadowy space between these extremes, straddling the line between virtue and wickedness, harmony and chaos. Of all the beings from the underworld, the Huldra is perhaps the most perplexing—and frightening. Trolls are easy to understand: they embody evil. Elves, on the other hand, are archetypes of goodness and light. But Huldra inhabits the shadowy space between these extremes, straddling the line between virtue and wickedness, harmony and chaos.
“Huldra: The Spirit of the Forest,” in Steinar Jakobsen: Remake, Remodel, Rewind, Arve Rød (ed.), (Milan: Skira, 2026), 220-223. [PDF]
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