Stormkäringen
Stormkäringen (the storm hag) is a malevolent old woman figure in Swedish coastal folklore who raises storms to destroy ships and drown fishermen. She is associated with the Wild Hunt (Odens jakt / Åsgårdsreien) — the supernatural procession that rides through the sky during stormy nights. Stormkäringen would be seen on rocky headlands during approaching storms, her gray hair whipping in the wind as she chanted or waved her arms, summoning gale-force winds. Fishermen and coastal farmers would leave offerings of bread, fish, or coins at the shore to placate her. The belief was especially strong