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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9068010" data-attributes="member: 58172">Regarding the animal manifestations of fylgjar, they are often an ancestor, human mage, or other nature being taking the form of an animal. The concept relates to the hamingja. The animal form can show up in dreams, and is often enough hostile rather than helpful.For the Norse, the boundary between a human identity and an animal identity is porous.The Bard shapeshifting spells can represent this nuance.By the way, some berserkar actually shapeshift into an animal. There are several examples of projecting ones presence outofbody in the form of an animal. One story has someone accidentally shapeshifting into an animal by wearing the clothing of berserkar who regularly shapeshift. Shapeshifting is a Norse cultural trope in other contexs too.There is more to the Nordic peoples than the Eddas.And even the Eddas are full of examples of shamanic shapeshifting into animals.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9068010, member: 58172"] Regarding the animal manifestations of fylgjar, they are often an ancestor, human mage, or other nature being taking the form of an animal. The concept relates to the hamingja. The animal form can show up in dreams, and is often enough hostile rather than helpful. For the Norse, the boundary between a human identity and an animal identity is porous. The Bard shapeshifting spells can represent this nuance. By the way, some berserkar actually shapeshift into an animal. There are several examples of projecting ones presence outofbody in the form of an animal. One story has someone accidentally shapeshifting into an animal by wearing the clothing of berserkar who regularly shapeshift. Shapeshifting is a Norse cultural trope in other contexs too. There is more to the Nordic peoples than the Eddas. And even the Eddas are full of examples of shamanic shapeshifting into animals. [/QUOTE]

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