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- Church_Grim abstract "The Church Grim, Kirk Grim, Kyrkogrim (Swedish) or Kirkonväki (Finnish) is a figure from English and Scandinavian folklore, said to be an attendant spirit, overseeing the welfare of its particular church. English Church Grims are said to enjoy loudly ringing the bells. They may appear as black dogs or as small, misshapen, dark-skinned people.The Swedish Kyrkogrim are said to be the spirits of animals sacrificed by early Christians at the building of a new church. In parts of Europe, including Britain and Scandinavia, it was believed that the first man buried in a new churchyard had to guard it against the Devil. To save a human soul from the duty, a completely black dog would be buried alive on the north side of the churchyard, creating a guardian spirit, the church grim, in order to protect the church.The Scandinavian and Nordic Kyrkogrim or Kirkonväki can also occasionally appear as pale-skinned 'ghosts', said to be the spirits of the folk who lived in the proximity of the church that they now 'guard'. William Henderson in his Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties (p.274) attributes it to a foundation sacrifice and points out that the Kirkogrim of Sweden appears in the form of a lamb which, in the early days in Christianity in Sweden, was buried under the altar. The Kirkegrim of Denmark took the form of a 'grave-sow'.".
- Church_Grim wikiPageID "2610491".
- Church_Grim wikiPageRevisionID "560376391".
- Church_Grim hasPhotoCollection Church_Grim.
- Church_Grim subject Category:English_folklore.
- Church_Grim subject Category:English_legendary_creatures.
- Church_Grim type Ability105616246.
- Church_Grim type Abstraction100002137.
- Church_Grim type Cognition100023271.
- Church_Grim type Creativity105624700.
- Church_Grim type EnglishLegendaryCreatures.
- Church_Grim type ImaginaryBeing109483738.
- Church_Grim type Imagination105625465.
- Church_Grim type LegendaryCreature109487022.
- Church_Grim type Monster109491966.
- Church_Grim type MythicalBeing109484664.
- Church_Grim type MythicalMonster109492123.
- Church_Grim type PsychologicalFeature100023100.
- Church_Grim comment "The Church Grim, Kirk Grim, Kyrkogrim (Swedish) or Kirkonväki (Finnish) is a figure from English and Scandinavian folklore, said to be an attendant spirit, overseeing the welfare of its particular church. English Church Grims are said to enjoy loudly ringing the bells. They may appear as black dogs or as small, misshapen, dark-skinned people.The Swedish Kyrkogrim are said to be the spirits of animals sacrificed by early Christians at the building of a new church.".
- Church_Grim label "Church Grim".
- Church_Grim label "Grim".
- Church_Grim label "Церковный грим".
- Church_Grim sameAs Grim.
- Church_Grim sameAs m.07rjzl.
- Church_Grim sameAs Q2565702.
- Church_Grim sameAs Q2565702.
- Church_Grim sameAs Church_Grim.
- Church_Grim wasDerivedFrom Church_Grim?oldid=560376391.
- Church_Grim isPrimaryTopicOf Church_Grim.