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In Scandinavian folklore the Vetter, or Vättar ("wights") are elves, and correspond roughly to gnomes when they are benevolent, and to goblins when they are not. A tomteA tomte (derived from from the Swedish word for garden, tomt or nisse ( brownie) is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore, specifically part of a group of creatures called vetter ( elf), common in rural areas. There were two varieties of nisse or t is a benevolent vätte who can live among people, but only shows himself when they are asleep.

The Illvätte is a goblinA goblin is an evil or mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured, elf-like phantom. According to some traditions, their name comes from Gob or Ghob, the king of the gnomes, whose inferiors were obviously called Ghob-lin.

In Norse mythologyArdre image stones from Gotland, ca. 750 AD Norse mythology Viking mythology or Scandinavian mythology refer to the pre- Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people. It is the best-known version of the ancient Germanic mythology, wh, the Landvættir ("land-wights") were the resident spirits of specific farms and wild places. The term includes beings which are equivalent to fairiesA fairy or faery is a creature from stories and mythology, often portrayed in art and literature as a minuscule humanoid with wings. This word is derived from the name of a place where they were said to live: Faerie, and fairies are sometimes called fairy, to the Greek nymphNymphs : For the use of the term "nymph" in biology, see nymph (biology . For the use of the term "nymph" in terms of fishing, see nymph (fishing . Hylas and the Nymphs by John William Waterhouse In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large classs, or to other earthen beings. In IcelandicIcelandic slenska is a North Germanic language spoken in Iceland. It is an inflected language. While most Western European languages have reduced greatly the extent of inflection, particularly in noun declension, Icelandic retains an inflectional grammar sagasSaga can have following meanings: Norse Sagas a type of literature In Norse mythology, Saga is a goddess of the Aesir. See Saga Saga is a prefecture of Japan, see Saga prefecture. Saga was emperor of Japan from 809 till 823, see Emperor Saga of Japan Saga, Vikings (when not at war) took off the carved dragons from the bows of their Longships before making land, so as not to frighten the landvættir and incur bad luck from them.

The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England.