Editing Draugr (section)

{{Short description|Undead creature from Norse mythology}}
{{hatnote|For the exoplanet, see [[PSR B1257+12 A]]. "Draug" redirects here; for the 2018 film, see [[Draug (film)]]; for the Norwegian role-playing game, see [[Draug (role-playing game)]].}}
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[[File:Giant draugr by Kim Diaz Holm (cropped).jpg|thumb|Kim Diaz Holm's contemporary art depicting a draugr haunting in enormous magical shape ({{langx|non|hamr}})]]
The '''draugr''' or '''draug''' ({{langx|non|draugr}}; {{langx|is|draugur}}; {{langx|fo|dreygur}}; [[Danish language|Danish]] and {{langx|no|draug}}; {{langx|sv|dröger}}, ''drög''){{efn|''Draug'' also exist in Swedish as a loanword from Icelandic sagas.}}<ref name="dialektl 0132"/> is a corporeal [[undead]] creature from the [[saga]]s and folktales of the [[Nordic countries]], with varying ambiguous traits. In modern times, they are often portrayed as [[Norse mythology|Norse]] [[supernatural]] [[zombie]]s, as depicted in various video games such as ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Skyrim]]'' and ''[[God of War (franchise)|God of War]]'', loosely based on the draugr as described in early medieval [[Icelandic sagas]], however, in myth and folklore they comprise several complex ideas which change from story to story, especially in surviving Norwegian folklore, where the draugr remains a staple (see {{sectionlink||Sea draugr}}).<ref name="HerrHolm 1">{{cite web |title=Draugr VS Draugen: A Norwegian Fairytale of Sea Trolls and Viking Zombies |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5XgbMcd2Bk |website=youtube.com |publisher=Kim Diaz Holm |access-date=2024-12-16}}</ref><ref name="HerrHolm 2">{{cite web |title=God of War is wrong... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuvG35j8aAM |website=youtube.com |publisher=Kim Diaz Holm |access-date=2024-12-16}}</ref>

In the Icelandic sagas, from which most modern interest is garnered, ''draugrs'' live in their graves or royal palaces, often guarding treasure buried in their burial mound. They are [[revenants]], or animated corpses, rather than ghosts, which possess intangible spiritual bodies.