The Mörksugga - whose name translates as "Sow" - is a Swedish folklore figure from Dalarna. Dalarna is a highly forested area dominated by mountains, foothills and the lake Siljan as well as a number of smaller lakes.
In this county of dark forests and swamps it's not hard to imagine that a figure of terror would emerge to scare children into safety, after all, we all had at some point in our infancies heard similar stories told to discourage us from unnecessary danger.
The picture was taken from this website.
Dwelling in the darkness and on old cabins, the Mörksugga would act as a kind of "Boggey Man", a creature of darkness and danger to those that ventured in the night. A friend of mine reports that:
"I remember seeing a mörksugga at my grandparents when i was a kid, sitting up on an old cabinet in their living room. I remember the mesmerizing effect it had on me back then and I still think it has a nice, almost sinister feel to to it which makes it a interesting decoration in any house".
Eventually, in the 50's, an artist by the name of Birger Eriksson created what would become most famous Mörskugga - and the one my friend saw at his grandparents - and with this representation the Mörksugga no longer dwelled in the night to harm but in the home to protect and eat every and any dark powers that threaten the peace.
To keep up with the changing lore, the item I recieved was vivified as a foci point for a guardian, with the shape of a huge eggaloid sow, that stands proudly atop my dresser facing the windows ready to gnaw the unsuspecting trespassers.
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