entities: ENT_NORF_FYLGJA

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use category to filter by functional type (146 values: Underworld Deity, Hero, Adversarial Being, Revealer Figure, etc.). Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_NORF_FYLGJA Fylgja   Germanic/Norse Folkloric being Folkloric being fetch; follower-spirit; personal guardian; soul-double   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 The 'fetch' or following-spirit attached to a person or family, appearing in dreams as an animal (representing temperament) or as a tutelary woman (kynfylgja/dis); its appearance often portends death. Attested across the sagas (Njals saga, Gisla saga). Discussed by Simek and Lindow. spirit

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