For questions about the folklore and mythology of the Sami, an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting Sápmi.
Questions tagged [sami]
4 questions
14
votes
2 answers
Did the Sami affect Norse mythology?
Fairly simple question, but a broad one: Did the Sami people of northern Scandinavia have any impact on Norse mythology? If so, how?
Æzor Æhai -him-
- 243
- 2
- 8
7
votes
0 answers
Sami tale where the fox is left as sole speaker of human language
Does anyone know the Sami tale where all the animals gather inside a mountain and decide they won't be speaking the same language as humans from now on? If I remember correctly, they agree that one animal will remain able to communicate with humans,…
Ella
- 71
- 1
5
votes
1 answer
Why does Horagalles have a nail on his head?
According to Wikipedia, the Sami thunder god Horagalles was depicted with a nail or spike on the head:
Idols of Horagalles are made of wood and have a nail or spike and a piece of flint in the head. He has a hammer called Wetschera, Aijeke…
yannis
- 17,215
- 8
- 77
- 209
4
votes
0 answers
Is there a Sami legend of a Shaman using human body parts to ward off demons?
The second season of the television series Fortitude revolves around a presumably Sami1 legend of a murderous Shaman. The legend is described in episode 6:
There's a legend among the people here that every few generations, the gods send down a…
yannis
- 17,215
- 8
- 77
- 209