thread: 2006-03-09 : Those things in The Dragon Killer
On 2006-03-09, John Laviolette wrote:
Fetch?
I've seen the term "fetch" used in celtic and norse folklore to refer to something that's sort of a cross between totem, Roman genius, and astral form. A spirit-person or spirit-animal that captured the essence of a person and acted as a guardian, mentor, and possibly an omen.
OK, the norse term is actually fylgja, which I've seen translated as "fetch". There's another norse term, hamingja, which is more like a family guardian/lucky spirit. But I figured straight-up norse terms weren't what you want, but something that could be kind of norse, kind of celtic.
