entity_periods: ENT_NORF_NOKK, PER_NOR_VIKING
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| entity_id | period_id | confidence | rationale | source_id | review_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_NORF_NOKK | PER_NOR_VIKING | high | The shape-shifting freshwater spirit (Norwegian nokk/nokken, Swedish nacken, Danish nokke) of rivers, lakes and waterfalls, often a fiddle-playing male who lures victims to drown; cognate with the Germanic nixe/Nix. Post-medieval Scandinavian folk tradition; documented by Simek. | SRC_SIMEK_NORTHERN | reviewed |