EDED: THE HAG CONJURING NORSE GOD LOKI
MEETING DEITIES & DEMON SPIRITS (PTSD DREAMS) CREATED BY J. BECK 2026 MEETING DEITIES & DEMON SPIRITS: THE HAG CONJURING NORSE GOD LOKI (PTSD DREAMS) Cultural & Etymological The English word "hag" has Germanic roots, related to Old Norse terms for "hedge" (enclosure/wild edge) + "riding" As in nightmare spirits like the Mara a chest-sitting hag causing sleep paralysis — "hag-ridden" In Old Norse, related ideas appear in Völur (seiðr-practicing seeresses) Who could be old and feared, later demonized as hags/witches. Unlike more benevolent crones in some traditions Norse-associated hags tend toward ominous, destructive, or chaotic roles — tied to giants, wilderness, fate, or the end times (Ragnarök connections via Angrboda's children) "The Hag" Isn't one canonical character but a recurring motif in Norse and Scandinavian lore: Most prominently Angrboda as the "Hag of the Ironwood," or folkloric troll-hags ...