enjoying ur videos :3 too bad there arent very many videos on finnish myths so thank you for doing it :D

@Anttimation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's exactly why I do these - videos I'd like to watch myself but as you said, there aren't too many. There's a new one out very soon...

@hurjaukko

8 ай бұрын

It all depends how old the Näkki stories are, and how they came to be in the Finnish mythology.

I love hearing about my ancestry from someone that is finnish ❤️ kiitos! Wat hing from Australia

@Anttimation

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Always happy to hear people enjoying these from the other side of the globe :)

Took a couple embarrassing seconds to understand that "Tallow candles of heaven." :D Odotan innolla sarjakuvaasi. Tulee mieleen Petri Hiltusen työt joita nuorena luin, jos et pahastu rinnastustani.

@Anttimation

3 жыл бұрын

Excessively translating Finnish proverbs is something I do a lot. Chicken cage of terror! Kiitos! En pahastu rinnastuksesta legendaariseen tekijään.

ok,mutta miks kortsulle on annettu nimi Näkki? Tekeeks se miehestä houkuttelevamman näköisen naisia kohtaan? Kun naiset näkee Näkin vedettynä nakin ylle,tuleeko naisille halu ratsastaa sillä?

@Anttimation

3 жыл бұрын

Aivan... Uskoisin tämän teorian pitävän paikkansa.

@JackSparrow-zm5fp

3 жыл бұрын

selviiskö leffasta viettelevä näkki lyhytelokuva

Germanic mythology has several regional variants of an evil water spirit. In Finnish mythology it’s known as Näkki. A thin sausage is known as nakki. An incredibly nasty creature, Näkki lives in lakes, rivers and even wells where it lures people, often children, to their death. To this day, stories of Näkki are used to keep children away from water and drowning. What does Näkki look like? The appearance of the creature varies from an ugly lizard- or froglike monster to a beautiful man or woman. In some versions, Näkki is a shapeshifter. Icelandic and Faroese Näkki is a waterhorse, who tricks people to mount its back and then drowns them. Interestingly, waterhorse is of course the name of the hippopotamus, or ιπποπόταμος in Greek. Now Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea and horses, rides chariots drawn by seahorses ( ἱππόκαμπος). While mythologies share a lot of similarities that are sometimes developed independently, I think it is safe to assume that Näkki and Poseidon have a connection. Maybe Näkki’s ancestors preferred a colder climate and wandered North. What do you think? Share your thoughts and prayers in the comments. So how do you avoid getting killed by Näkki? In 1936, a group of children went swimming. Näkki appeared, and lured them to get on its back. One of the children didn’t fit very well, and said it was like sitting on Näkki’s tail. Annoyed by this, Näkki shook the children off and dived into the water. Why? Näkki has an aversion to hearing its name. So before going into water, make sure to throw a stone into the water, saying its name out loud. A trendy flatbread of hipsters in Europe, Näkkileipä is a popular crispbread in Finland served in schools and in the military. Why it takes its name from Näkki is not fully clear. One theory, which I made up for my comic Trolled, suggests that Näkki absolutely loves this bread, and it can be used to summon the creature. It might come in handy to have a Näkki available from time to time, so make sure to carry some crispbread with you at all times. To learn more about this trick, subscribe to this channel for more trollish takes on Finnish mythology.

get this shit on the trending tab these videos are so good

@Anttimation

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks!

Interesting. I've always thought that Poseidon and Ahti are connected. I've never though about connecting Poseidon to Näkki.

@Anttimation

3 жыл бұрын

I think Poseidon/Ahti is the more obvious link. The idea of hippopotamus/hippocampus/waterhorse/Näkki is more philological, and was introduced, if I'm not mistaken, by Martti Haavio in Suomalainen mytologia (Finnish Mythology) (1967).

probably has something to do with how fucking dry näkkileipä is

@Anttimation

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, that's a good point. However it most likely comes from Swedish knäckebröd, näkki just added because it sounds similar. But I like to think the dry crispbread is connected to Näkki.

Another cool work and quite interesting!

Minä tulen Näkin kylasta, ja oon Nakki = pata 2 exactly

Ihan yht'äkkiä oon tosi kiinnostunut suomen mytologiasta

@Anttimation

2 жыл бұрын

Hyvä hyvä!

I always wondered why näkkileipä, looks like Crocodiles skin? Is there a connection?

@Anttimation

9 ай бұрын

Hmm... Don't think crocodiles were known to northern Europeans at the time but who knows!

Looks very same that when i was on Tampere at a renting cottage. At 7am i saw a huge same kind of light Brown thing looking me dead on The eyes about For 4 seconds i got a good Look at its flat face and body before it swam away in about half a second

@Anttimation

Жыл бұрын

Did you swim with it?

@IspeakSnow

Жыл бұрын

@@Anttimation Hell no i was about to shoot it😂

@Anttimation

Жыл бұрын

@@IspeakSnow Can't take any risks!!

@IspeakSnow

Жыл бұрын

@@Anttimation thats right i aint going to risk it For The biscuit

Are Näkki and the Kelpies linked?

@Anttimation

Жыл бұрын

I would think so, although I don't know for sure. Näkki migrated here from Sweden, so it has Germanic roots. In Iceland too, if I remember correctly, Näkki appears sometimes as a horse. I would think that they have common roots.

@VampiraVonGhoulscout

Жыл бұрын

@@Anttimation idk how old the myth of the Kelpies is here, but obviously we were invaded by the Vikings and the Saxons, so it makes sense.

Lmao naaki sounds like a kaapa from jp mythos,

@Anttimation

Жыл бұрын

I have to Google that but wouldn't be surprised, water monsters have evolved across the globe 😎

@ichigoapanchal9935

Жыл бұрын

@@Anttimation we got makara in Indian mytho, but he relegated to a mount of goddess ganga, We might have had others but someone burned the library of nalanda so half of the vedic and buddhist scriptures are lost 😂

sounds like Naga from Hindu myth

@Anttimation

6 ай бұрын

Interesting. I've always found it cool that different myths around the world, developed over thousands of years, have similarities.