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A Fylgja (literally: she who follows; plural: Fylgjur) is, according to
Scandinavian mythology, a supernatural creature which accompanies a person.
It usually appears in the form of an animal, and as it was believed to
correspond to a person's character or way of living, it can be conceived of
as a form of a person's soul, separate from the body and thus not identical
with it. Consequently, a warlike man might have a bird raven, a horse, a
wolf or a bear for a fylgja. The Fylgja commonly appears during sleep, but
the sagas relate that they could appear while a person is awake as well,
and that seeing one's Fylgja is an omen of one's impending death. However,
when Fylgjur appear in the form of women, they are then supposedly guardian
spirits for people or clans (ätter).
Fylgja, Dis and Valkyrie seem to be different personifications of the same
idea as they accompany their protégée from the moment of birth till death
and beyond. The followi
