High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles In Norse mythology, a v r r ("warden," "watcher" or "caretaker") is a warden spirit, believed to follow from birth to death the soul (hugr) of every person. In Old Swedish, the corresponding word is var er; in modern Swedish v rd, and the belief in them remained strong in Scandinavian folklore up until the last centuries. The English word '"wraith" is derived from v r r, while "ward" and "warden" are cognates...