What is remarkable, the word Draug itself is translated from Icelandic as 'ghost', but it means a revived dead man (like a zombie), and not just a disembodied spirit.‌ Draugen deals in simple themes, like its noir whodunit narrative, and more complicated ones.It is believed that during a storm, you can hear the howling of the strandvaskare souls. The Draugen is said to be the ghost of a man who died at sea but takes on the appearance of something more huge and monster-like. Once again, This creature is a water creature and this one is certainly one you wouldn’t want to run into. The prototype of the draugen is most likely the creatures of the Swedish and Danish folklore Strandvaskare - the ghosts of the sailors who died in the shipwreck (The name of the spirit translates as 'washed ashore'). Draugen translated from the Norse language translates to 'draugr' meaning ghost.It is possible for Draugen to become regular ghosts again once they return to land.Any sailor captured by Draugen has the right to challenge the Draugen for a race back to safe harbor, and shall be freed at once if he/she wins.They prefer stormy weather and are thus unlikely to be encountered on a sunny day. Like ghosts, they can fly and phase through solid objects. Their ghostly bodies however are of a greenish color, while regular ghosts are bluish. In many ways, Draugen look just like ghosts transparent, humanoid beings, with transparent, spectral bodies, glowing skulls and their bones visible inside their bodies.

However, when Hilda encounters them, it turns out they voluntarily stay at sea because they prefer being Draugen over being regular ghosts, and they can return to shore if they want to. According to Wood Man they are doomed to stay at sea, sailing a ghost ship and remaining forever seperated from their loved ones. They do not appear in the graphic novels.ĭraugen are spirits of sailors that died at sea. ' Chapter 2: The Draugen' Draugen are a species of Ghosts, that first appear in Chapter 2: The Draugen of the Hilda series.

Draugen creature