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In Norse myth, Thor wrestles the crone Elli who personifies old age.
The Slavic witch Baba Yaga is a crone and liminal guardian to the Otherworld.
In the local folklore of Somerset in southwest England, The Woman of the Mist is said to appear sometimes as a crone gathering sticks; sightings of her were reported as late as the 1950s. In the Scottish Highlands tale "The Poor Brother and the Rich," a crone refuses to stay buried until her son-in-law provides a generous wake, after which he becomes as wealthy as his more fortunate brother.
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