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The Neck or "Näcken" in Swedish.

Edit: Closeup here [link]

The background story: The Neck, Näcken is a male water spirits who played enchanted songs on the violin, luring women and children to drown in lakes or streams. In some legends he plays totally naked and in others he wears more or less elegant clothes. He is a shapeshifter, but almost always described as very attractive.
If you brought the neck a treat of three drops of blood, a black animal, some brännvin (Scandinavian vodka) or snus (wet snuff) dropped into the water, he would teach you his enchanting form of music.
He was thought to be most active during Midsummer’s Night, on Christmas Eve and on Thursdays.

Credit:I used a gorgeous stock photo from nobledeath-stock [link] as reference for the neck.
Photoshop CS2+wacom graphire 4 tablet, worked off/on for a week.

:star:Copyright © Maria Friberg Berntsson. You may not use my art in any way without my written consent. Please, feel free to contact me, either here by note or via my site Huldra Art
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The Neck by ~Sussi1 The suggester said: "The Neck is exemplary in relation to detail and realism. The artist captures the characteristics of the mythological creature with precision in an engaging and original way." ( Suggested by *drop-asd and Featured by `Atramina )
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~kh4l Dec 26, 2011
oh darling it moves me 2 tears! YOu've really captured how much of a genius he is rendring it thru a fantastical quality. Almost enough to make me write again! thank u so much~!
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~SmeargleGirl Jul 18, 2011
I love it; so mysterious.

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~Evhanter Jul 6, 2011
its wonderful, magic, misticm sensual, I love it
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Mood: Love =BloodMoonEquinox May 21, 2011  Student General Artist
:wow: This is lovely! :heart: I love the painterly style, it makes the piece feel very ethereal and inviting--which fits since this fellow's job is to enchant women. ;) He's very handsome too (I love his hair, it's fantastic!). All the details are amazing too, like the water lilies, the highlights of the violin strings, even the pointed ear and the earring! :) You did a great job, keep up the good work! :clap: :+fav:

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~The-Alt-In-Life Apr 18, 2011
interesting!
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~QueenOfCostumes Jan 24, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
Hi, Love your work - this has been featured here [link] ! Have a wonderful day!

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~d3arlylov3d Oct 6, 2010
Hello, I am a student on an online high school class on Folklore and Literature: Myths, Magic and Rituals for The Virtual High School ([link]). I was asked to find a picture to get more people interested into Folklore. I believe that this picture symbolizes what Folklore is and how it relates to the paranormal. I will cite where the image is from. May I ask for permission to link this image?

Thank you!

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Folklore VHS Class
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~Zaharaa Aug 30, 2010
:iconthemalesoul: Your amazing work has been FAVED by TheMaleSoul - showcasing and promoting Male Beauty in Art :love:

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*drop-asd Aug 7, 2010
This amazing piece has been included in Daily Deviation Suggestions for July 2010 - a collection of deviations I suggested to be featured as daily deviations. I want to say that your work has deeply touched me so I hope you will also like the feature and perhaps leave me a comment. Thank you for sharing your glorious work with us! :thanks:

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*ArwenGernak Aug 4, 2010
featured here : [link]

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