Kratt
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, ca 1906) Kratt (Estonian Swedish skrat), also pisuhänd, puuk, tulihänd, vedaja, is a magical creature in Estonian mythology, a treasure-bearer. In Votic, a similar creature is called . In Finnish mythology, there is a treasure guardian called Kratti or Aarni. Kratt is related to the Germanic and Slavic Schrat ( Estonian Swedish skrat, ), also known as Puck ( , , ), but also Nordic gnomes and wights, and they likewise sometimes transform into firedrakes (see flogdrake) or thereof dragons to transport and guard their treasures.
, ca 1906)]] Kratt (Estonian Swedish skrat), also pisuhänd, puuk, tulihänd, vedaja, is a magical creature in Estonian mythology, a treasure-bearer. In Votic, a similar creature is called . In Finnish mythology, there is a treasure guardian called Kratti or Aarni. Kratt is related to the Germanic and Slavic Schrat ( Estonian Swedish skrat, ), also known as Puck ( , , ), but also Nordic gnomes and wights, and they likewise sometimes transform into firedrakes (see flogdrake) or thereof dragons to transport and guard their treasures.
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