Brunnmigi/Brunmîgi/Þurs

The Brunnmigi is a creature from Norse myth. They’re sometimes seen as Trolls, serve the role of tricksters, and are commonly related to foxes, possibly being seen as a transformed version of them. They live near springs and infest them, and are know to urinate in wells. There is a story from Halv’s Saga where a Brunnmigi was attacked with a spear on fire.

Citations:

Norges land og folk: Finmarkens amt, udg. ved A. T. Helland. 1905-06. 3 pts. Norway, Aschehoug, 1906.

Northern Mythology: Comprising the Principal Popular Traditions and Superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany, and the Netherlands. United Kingdom, E. Lumley, 1851.

Saga Book of the Viking Society for Northern Research. United Kingdom, Viking Society, 2008.

Waggoner, Ben. Sagas of Imagination: A Medieval Icelandic Reader. United States, Troth, Incorporated, 2017.