The Fetch, is a person's guardian spirit or familiar. The Fetch is an attendant spirit that is bound to someone throughout life through the naming process. The Fetch is held "to appear as an animal resembling one's disposition or as a member of the opposite sex". If the Fetch is perceived in animal form, it will most often assume the same form. Fetches may take the form of: wolves, bears, cats, hawks, eagles, sea birds, and livestock (horses, pigs, cattle).

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  • The Fetch, is a person's guardian spirit or familiar. The Fetch is an attendant spirit that is bound to someone throughout life through the naming process. The Fetch is held "to appear as an animal resembling one's disposition or as a member of the opposite sex". If the Fetch is perceived in animal form, it will most often assume the same form. Fetches may take the form of: wolves, bears, cats, hawks, eagles, sea birds, and livestock (horses, pigs, cattle). The Fetch can be seen by those with second sight. The Fetch usually controls the allocation of one's mægen (spiritual energy c/f mana) in accordance with one's wyrd. The Fetch also records an individual's actions and intentions within their personal wyrd. The Eddas describe the Norse version of the Fetch, the fylgja, as 'fleeing the wicked'.
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  • The Fetch, is a person's guardian spirit or familiar. The Fetch is an attendant spirit that is bound to someone throughout life through the naming process. The Fetch is held "to appear as an animal resembling one's disposition or as a member of the opposite sex". If the Fetch is perceived in animal form, it will most often assume the same form. Fetches may take the form of: wolves, bears, cats, hawks, eagles, sea birds, and livestock (horses, pigs, cattle).
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  • Fetch (Fæcce)
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