7 Creepiest Creatures from Scandinavian Legends – Number 5 Scares Me the Most

5. Jormungandr

Norse mythology may be confusing at times. For example, there’s this planet-sized serpent Jormungandr, aka the Midgard Serpent, who’s also Loki’s child. He is said to be coiled around Midgard, aka Earth, waiting for the Ragnarok.

According to the legends, this giant snake-dragon is fated to clash with Thor Odinson, where they both die, causing the world’s end, and then be reborn again and again. Talk about a vicious cycle!

6. Mare

In Norse mythology, Mare is an evil spirit, a demon that sits on a person’s chest at night and causes bad dreams. These creatures were also known as “nightmares.” Mare was sometimes described as an ethereal spirit, but more often, she took on a female form with long, flowing hair, which she liked to comb while doing her nightmare thing.

Mares love scaring people by suddenly appearing outside or in the windows at night. Oh, and if one of these creepers breathes on you — you will definitely get corona or something worse.

7. Hafgufa

There are many freaky images of huge sea monsters in world folklore: Leviathan, Behemoth, Saratan, Lyngbakr, and countless others. But Hafgufa is considered by many to be the foremother of all sea monsters.

Some sailors who claimed to had seen this beast said that compared to Lyngbakr, the greatest of all whales, Hafgufa is the biggest monster created by the sea gods. It was believed that it is so huge that simply by opening its maw, it can swallow people, ships, whales, and pretty much everything that gets in its way — what a way to go.

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