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I did this in the middle of the night last night, I don't know what happened but one idea led to another, until I ended up drawing 'nykur' from an very old Faroese song I learned in school. Legend says that the nykur lives in the water and he can change shape in order to lure innocent people to follow him into the water and trap them there. But if you call him by his right name 'nykur' he loses his power and flees back into the water. ...I find the nykur to be a fascinating creature

I imagined he walks out of the ocean there in the drawing on his way to find a victim(little Elsa)!

Just because I could I put the song here in the description along with a very very crappy translation I did!XD I'm no poet so no rhymes just the story!

1.
Nykurin læt sær klæði skera, / The nykur makes himself a costume,
- Harra mín - / - My Lord -
tí at hann vildi ein riddari vera. / Because he wants to be a knight.
- Um summarið, tær allir fuglar syngja væl. - / - In summer, when all birds sing beautifully -

2.
Nykurin gekk í kirkjuna inn, / The nykur walks into the church,
prestar hildu messur fimm. / Priests have five masses.

3.
Nykurin gongur á kirkjugólv, / The nykur walks on the church floor,
prestar hildu messur tólv. / Priests have twelve masses.

4.
Elsa lítla smílir undir lín: / Little Elsa smiles secretly:
"Krist gevi, tann riddari hann var mín!" / “Good Christ, I wish that knight was mine”

.............

5.
Han trådte over skamler en og to: / He walks past the benches one and two:
"Else lille, giv mig tro! / “Little Elsa be faithful to me!

6.
Else lille, troloves mig! / Little Elsa, become my fiancée!
otte borger giver jeg dig." / I'll give you eight castles.”

7.
Else lille rækker hånden fra sig: / Little Elsa lifts her hand :
"jeg giver dig tro og følger dig." / “I'll be faithful and follow you.”

8.
Der de komme i rosenslund, / When they reach the forest of the rose,
da lyster Else lille at hvile en stund. / Little Elsa wants to rest for a while.

9.
"Hør du, ridder, hvad jeg spør dig: / “Listen, knight, what I'll ask you:
hvor ere de borge, du lovede mig?" / where are the castles you promised me?”

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10.
Eitt er í vatni, annað er í sjógv, / “One is in the lake another in the ocean,
fært tú meg, tá hevur tú nógv." / If you have me you'll have a lot.”

11.
Elsa lítla lítur seg upp í fjøll: / Little Elsa gazes up in the mountains:
"eg meini, tú ert eitt nykartrøll." / “I think you are a nykur troll.”

12.
Nykurin leyp í vatnið út, / The nykur jumps into the water,
eftir stóð Elsa við sorg og sút. / Alone stood Elsa with grief.

13.
Nykurin leyp í vatnið kátur, / The nykur jumped in the water amused,
hálvur maður og hálvur bátur. / Half man and half boat.

14.
Skundaði hon so snarliga heim, / She hurried home as fast as she could,
hon takkaði Gudi, hon fekk ikki mein. / She thanked God she didn't get hurt.

Description
I did this in the middle of the night last night, I don't know what happened but one idea led to another, until I ended up drawing 'nykur' from an very old Faroese song I learned in school. Legend says that the nykur lives in the water and he can change shape in order to lure innocent people to follow him into the water and trap them there. But if you call him by his right name 'nykur' he loses his power and flees back into the water. ...I find the nykur to be a fascinating creature

I imagined he walks out of the ocean there in the drawing on his way to find a victim(little Elsa)!

Just because I could I put the song here in the description along with a very very crappy translation I did!XD I'm no poet so no rhymes just the story!

1.
Nykurin læt sær klæði skera, / The nykur makes himself a costume,
- Harra mín - / - My Lord -
tí at hann vildi ein riddari vera. / Because he wants to be a knight.
- Um summarið, tær allir fuglar syngja væl. - / - In summer, when all birds sing beautifully -

2.
Nykurin gekk í kirkjuna inn, / The nykur walks into the church,
prestar hildu messur fimm. / Priests have five masses.

3.
Nykurin gongur á kirkjugólv, / The nykur walks on the church floor,
prestar hildu messur tólv. / Priests have twelve masses.

4.
Elsa lítla smílir undir lín: / Little Elsa smiles secretly:
"Krist gevi, tann riddari hann var mín!" / “Good Christ, I wish that knight was mine”

.............

5.
Han trådte over skamler en og to: / He walks past the benches one and two:
"Else lille, giv mig tro! / “Little Elsa be faithful to me!

6.
Else lille, troloves mig! / Little Elsa, become my fiancée!
otte borger giver jeg dig." / I'll give you eight castles.”

7.
Else lille rækker hånden fra sig: / Little Elsa lifts her hand :
"jeg giver dig tro og følger dig." / “I'll be faithful and follow you.”

8.
Der de komme i rosenslund, / When they reach the forest of the rose,
da lyster Else lille at hvile en stund. / Little Elsa wants to rest for a while.

9.
"Hør du, ridder, hvad jeg spør dig: / “Listen, knight, what I'll ask you:
hvor ere de borge, du lovede mig?" / where are the castles you promised me?”

..........

10.
Eitt er í vatni, annað er í sjógv, / “One is in the lake another in the ocean,
fært tú meg, tá hevur tú nógv." / If you have me you'll have a lot.”

11.
Elsa lítla lítur seg upp í fjøll: / Little Elsa gazes up in the mountains:
"eg meini, tú ert eitt nykartrøll." / “I think you are a nykur troll.”

12.
Nykurin leyp í vatnið út, / The nykur jumps into the water,
eftir stóð Elsa við sorg og sút. / Alone stood Elsa with grief.

13.
Nykurin leyp í vatnið kátur, / The nykur jumped in the water amused,
hálvur maður og hálvur bátur. / Half man and half boat.

14.
Skundaði hon so snarliga heim, / She hurried home as fast as she could,
hon takkaði Gudi, hon fekk ikki mein. / She thanked God she didn't get hurt.