Name: Shepherd and Huldra Sculpture
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1. View of Trøllkonufingur – Trøllkonufingur loop from Í Húsi

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2. Trøllkonufingur – Waterfalls Near Klovingur loop from Miðvágur

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3. Sandavágur Church – Shepherd and Huldra Sculpture loop from Sandavágur

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JanC

July 3, 2024

Nice sculpture right next to the church

Kirsten 🌺

June 12, 2025

The story goes that in Sandavágur, a shepherd was tending his flock in the mountains. He spotted a beautiful young woman in a striking red dress. He was immediately captivated and fell in love with her. However, whenever he approached her, she disappeared, only to reappear further away.

This went on for a while, and the shepherd tried desperately to catch up with her, but never succeeded. Eventually, he realized that she was not a human woman, but a huldra (also known as the huldrevolk or hidden people)—a mythical creature from Scandinavian folklore, often depicted as beautiful and seductive, but with a hollow back or a tail and living in the wild.

The huldra are known for luring people, especially men, into the mountains or their realm.

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Shepherd and Huldra Sculpture

1. View of Trøllkonufingur – Trøllkonufingur loop from Í Húsi

2. Trøllkonufingur – Waterfalls Near Klovingur loop from Miðvágur

3. Sandavágur Church – Shepherd and Huldra Sculpture loop from Sandavágur

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