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| 19th-Century cartoon of Jack Frost as United States Major-general durning the American Civil War | |||||||
| In English folklore, Jack-frost appears as an elfish figure who is respondable for leaving frosty crystal-like patterns on windows on cold early mornings. He is associated with the cold and ice and frost, and govens over the winter months, a variant of Father Winter (also known as "Old Man Winter"). He is also involved in the old English version of the Wild Hunt, were along with the goddess Fraw Holt or Dam Holda who sooths the end of the Wild Hunt by covering the land with Snow from the feathers of the goose she rides, Jack Frost does also take on this role with with ice and frost he covers everywhere thus putting everything to rest. Possiable Sources and Origin- Quoted from Wikipedia: Those who believe that the viking Folklore roots states that the english language derives the name "Jack Frost" from norse charater names, Jokul ("icicle") and Frosti ("frost"). Another thoery see "Jack frost" as much recent to the Anglo-Saxon culture |
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