A vittra (plural: vittror) is a type of wight (a term for supernatural beings) from northern Sweden. They were associated with herding, either cattle or reindeer; they were believed to live normally among humans and only revealed a supernatural nature if their livestock were mistreated. Like the hulder and the skogsrå, the vittra is also associated with longing and desire. The vittra appears as a beautiful, female wight who seduces men in the forest.
Popular culture Vittror are central to the storyline of season 1, episode 4 of Hilda.
The Swedish film Vittra, or its American title Wither, has a Vittra as the main villain.
See also Wight Landvættir Moss people Aos Sí Gnome Dryad Skogsrå Hulder Huldufólk Pukwudgie Leshy
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