On Nightmares & Werewolves with John Magnuson

It is said that when some people sleep part of them slips away and in the morning they have no recollection of what the part did.  The Mara and Varulv are related creatures in Scandinavian folklore. So how do Scandinavian concepts of the soul, views on supernatural interactions and gender come together to make these creature of the night?  

This presentation will look at folklore collected from across Scandinavia about these two related night stalkers.