Culture of Shetland

knitting technique that produces intricate patterns in rows, carried out in yarns of several colors

mixed Germanic language of the Shetland Islands

troll-like creature from Shetland and Orkney Island folklore

The wulver or wullver is a kind of wolf-like humanoid creature in the folklore of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. In modern times, the origin of the wulver has been disputed.

A tangie (or tongie) is a shape-shifting sea spirit in the folklore of the Orkney and Shetland Islands in Scotland. A sea horse or merman, it takes on the appearance of either a horse or an aged man. Usually described as being covered with seaweed, its name derives from "tang" or seaweed of the genus Fucus.