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This section contains information about phenomena that are generally believed to have a supernatural, mystical nature, and the very existence of which is currently in doubt.Phenomena Hierarchy

Chud

Added Fri, 09/11/2018
Hierarchy
Другие названия
Chud white - eyed
Weirdos
Divya people
Область распространения
Russia
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In Russian folklore, the people of white-eyed giants with faces on their chests, who lived in the north.

According to another version, they live underground and are close to European dwarfs in meaning: people of short stature, while fabulously rich.

According to the third version, the chud has turned into evil spirits who hide in dark places, abandoned dwellings, baths, even under water. They are invisible, leave behind traces of bird paws or children's feet, harm people and can replace their children with their own. This makes them related to the fairies of Irish folklore.

These are ancient mythical people, characters of Russian, Finno-Ugric[3] (including Komi) folklore. It is also found in Sami folklore.

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