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About "Huldra"
"In Scandinavian folklore, the huldra is a seductive forest creature. Other names include the Swedish "skogsrå" and "skogsfru" (meaning "lady of the forest") and "Tallemaja". Huldra derives from old Scandinavian languages, meaning 'covered' or 'secret'. Seen from the front she is a stunningly beautiful, naked female being with long hair; from behind she is hollow like an old tree trunk. The Huldra are seen as beautiful women who lure human men into marrying them, and when they do so they will lose the hollow back and tail. It's said that if her fiancée sees her back before marriage he will see her for she truly is - ugly - and if he refuses to marry her, she will simply kill him, but if he goes through with the marriage she will turn human and she will kill him anyway. There is not much for him to be rescued from."

Huldra
Written by Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman (2012).
Arranged by Vilsevind.
Mixed and Mastered by Marcelo Rodríguez and Sergio Ribnikov Gunnarsson

Vilsevind:
Johanna Ribnikov Gunnarsson - Vocals
Sergio Ribnikov Gunnarsson – Vocals, synths

Guest musicians:
Patricio Villarejo – Cello
Santiago Molina – Galician bagpipes