The Rusalka - Eastern European Myths - Extra Mythology
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Another spooky story from SVP! We spoke of what happens when people are so bad, even hell spits them back out, but that isn't the case with the Rusalka. The Rusalka are women who met untimely deaths at the bottom of the river, but return to lure more victims to a watery grave. Are they spirits seeking justice? Or vengeance? We don't advise getting close enough to find out.
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"Sure, this woman knows why I seek revenge without asking me any questions, but I should totally scoff at her advice and keep going on"
-Olga, clearly still a teenager
Wait you mean olga of kiev
@@kolil9262 Nah, that one would seduce the thieves, then strangle them as they lower their guard.
@@timurtheterrible4062 oh i haven't heard of her
@@kolil9262 Olga of Kiev: killed people trying to take over by promising to marry them and doing nasty stuff afterwards. She didn't strangle anyone, but I think that's what she would do in this situation.
@@timurtheterrible4062 fair
Distant laughter in places where you don't expect people is extremely creepy.
Ya learn to get use to it. =)P
derekPo like at an Adam Sandler movie, for instance
"It is always pleasant to hear a children's laugh... Except when is 4 AM, and you live alone". - Stephen King.
@@gardenhead92 OOF
Size large
Close laughter can be scary too. Especially when you're alone
At least the Rusalka didn't take their anger out on the innocent woman, instead giving her a warning of where she could end up herself.
No they would have. She was just fast enough to outrun them
THE NUMBERS MASON
@@DragonHunter24 WHAT DO THEY MEAN
In western Slav regions the mythological beings (Czort, Rusalka, Vodyanoy...) are mostly just and fair, they tend to test people and their morals, but rarely attack the innocent.
@@tylerbartlett2297 THE NUMBERS, MASON! WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
Everything is scarier in eastern Europe.
Everything.
Glass of water?
@@kptparker *shudders*
Potato.
A high five?
@@003mohamud *shrieks and runs*
There's a myth in my culture where the closer you hear a laughter of a certain "creature" the farther they're, the farther you hear them laugh the closer they are which is scary af.
Talking about Krasue?
@@Marie-rq2gp nop
That's Kunti
You got me interested. What's the myth?
@@sebastianolmsted2867 kuntilanak
"Umm... Did you just drown these two in the river?"
"No, no... Ghosts did it."
This isn't modern Europe. Their bodies may have never been found, or they were found and it was assumed they got drunk, and fell in the river. The only three who might have cause to think otherwise are Olga, her father, and the old woman.
You can't see them now because they're invisible and.... (looks over at lake) *_underwater_*
Damn, this has gotta be one of the most intense tales since the Aztec stories.
@@Micke-jp3bf SINCE the aztec stories...
@@wu1ming9shi English isnt my city
@@Micke-jp3bf yeah thats the point
@@robhar3372 kay den
Welocome to Slavic Mitology...
Old woman: Let the rusalka get them
Sister: No, I need to do it.
Old woman: Do you not believe in the rusalka?
Sister: No I do, I just don't think they'll do the job right.
[X Gon' Give It To Ya starts playing]
Ah, a man fo culture aswell
ALWAYS listen to the elderly magical ladies who warn you about the vengeful spirits that haunt places.
At this case she lost
And bringed back stolen stuff.
There always is something satisfying about finding a new myth to take a deep dive in.
Love the pun
Be careful not to dive too deeply now, just in case...
@@quincykunz3481 Too late, send help...
@@Mistborn_San for that pun, no aid shall come.
What a breathtaking story...
Moral of the story: people can't defend themselves if they are asleep.
Dark.
I’m other words, I will not be sleeping tonight
And therefore, toss a coin to your witcher
Witchers seldom fought rusalkas as rusalkas were sentient creatures not ghosts/demons.
these women sound like water hags or drowners
1. Good one, buddy. But you're forgetting that witchers don't slay sentient creatures.
2. You are mostly geographically correct, as both the Witcher and the stories about rusałkas are from Poland.
Oh valley of plenty
ElecStorm How does the witcher universe define a sentient creature?
*sees the title of video*
*seizes in flashbacks*
"All instructions will be broadcast from the Rusalka"
29 16 7 24 11 54 10 *continues*
Great Angel THE NUMBERS MASON!!!
@@pandawok301 WHAT DO THEY MEAN!?
*Dragovich. Steiner. Kravchenko.*
@@currahee1782 *All. Must. DIE.*
Old Women In Folklore: "Turn back, it's dangerous!"
Protagonist: "TuRn BaCk, It'S dAnGeRoUs- Shut up."
Video game moment
@@laurakastrup eeyup might be from witcher games
The sack of chickens is hilarious for some reason.
In a tree no less.
Chickens are always hilarious
Ah yes the only funny thing in a horror story
There are different versions of this myth. One of which mentions, that they can also be helpful, if in the mood for it - like help to get item you lost in river, or summon fish, if you are fishing. But it still warns about their unpredictable nature and suggests to think twice, before asking them for help, as they may demand a price - including your life - in exchange.
"The broadcast station, it's a ship, I've seen it before, the Rusalka"
"Where?"
"Cuba..."
(puts on shades)
And Dragovich died there, by *drowning.*
*THE NUMBERS MASON!! WHAT DO THEY MEAN*
You SOB
Rusalka: The name of the ship where the final mission of Call of Duty: Black Ops takes place. It ends with you drowning the main villain
@big crunch dude the game is 11 years so no one cares
I’m Polish and really interested in our slavic heritage as well as Polish folk culture. Personally I haven’t heard about this legend but our folk mythology is extremly rich as in other slavic nations. Since Poland lies in central Europe and was a passage between east and west, north and south our tales have a lot influence from all around the continent.
As for water creatures we have:
- Rusałka - it can be differently interpreted as: ghost of a drown woman, water spirit or almost water goddess. It depends on a legend but usually it’s a decesed woman’s soul. It is in form of beautiful young lady who leads men into the water and then drowns them.
- Topielec - male equawelent of a rusałka but more ugly and „monstery”
- Mermaids - as always half beautiful woman half a fish. Portrayed as queens of a sea/ lake/ river or daughters of Neptun. There’s a legend about our capital city Warszawa (Warsaw) where the name of the city doesn’t originate from word „war” as many people asume but from names of their mythical founders: mermaid Sawa and man Wars.
- Tryton - son of a Neptun. There’s only one or two legends I know about him so he doesn’t appear often in our culture.
- Neptun - king of the Baltic sea
- Wodnik - king of a lake or other body of water. Really protective of his kingdom and subordinates often drowns or causes huge storms when fishermen destroy the enviromente. Sometimes he kidnaps a beautiful girl to make her his wife.
- Kelpie - beautiful horse made out of water which can kill and drown or harm person who tries to catch or ride on his back.
- Goplana - good fairy, queen of Gopło lake, appeard as one of the main characters in book „Balladyna” by Juliusz Słowacki - one of the greatest Polish writers.
- Lake people - fish/frog like creatures living in a kingdom under the water in a big lake. They are people cursed by Neptun/ evil witch and can only leave the lake in the morning/ at night and on the land they look like normal frogs.
This are all „water creatures” I could think of right now but there are much more legends and mythical monsters in our folk culture.
Oh, I never heard about Topielec! Thank you!
But not all of those are Polish/Slavic in Origin. Tryton is from Graeco-Roman Mythology. Neptun as well. Mermaids aren't exclusively Polish, and Kelpie is rom Celtic/Scottish folklore.
This is one of my favorite "mermaid" legends as it emphasizes the scarier parts of what can create a water spirit/mermaid, which normally involves being wronged by patriarchal society. What is scarier though is the indiscriminate way they exact vengeance on their victims long after the ones who wronged them are dead and gone.
I’m more of the mind of the Selkie and Nixie myths.
Me: *Sees the title* Also me: “WHERE IS THE BROADCAST STATION?!”
This dude gets it.
This is too low!
THE NUMBERS, MASON!
WHAT DO THEY MEAN??
There was actually a ship in the Russian Navy named the Rusalka
Me: That was creepy...
Sister: Not really
Me: I meant *Zoe*
Sister: Oh... Ok
"I know where the numbers station is. It’s a ship. I saw it a long time ago. The Rusalka."
"Where?"
"Cuba."
😎
Some years ago, I first hear the story of the Rusulka. It was the only creature of far eastern myth that I was familiar with, and I found them both interesting and terrifying. “The vengeful spirits of women murdered before marriage”, the story had called them.
Later that year, I sat down to play a role playing game set in the mythological ages of Russia, and looking to my table mates, I said, “I just hope we don’t run into a Rusulka.”
Guess what was the only creature of myth we encountered in that game? The creature which, by sheer chance, the entire campaign had been planned around?
Slavic myths are some of the best by far, I have often wondered why American cinema has only touched the edges of the creatures that were beneficial, harmful, or both from these stories. I would love to see stories about the Domovoi, the Leeshy, the Kikimora, as well as a good movie about Baba Yaga or Koschie the deathless. All of these would make great EM shows for this series as well
I have often wondered why American cinema regularly tries to fit every mythology it sees into a proto-monotheistic structure (one supreme daddy "good" god, one evil god of the underworld who wants to be the boss, everyone else is basically an extra, gratuitious rejecting of the gods overall ensues in the end). And I'm not sure many screenwriters could handle these wild pagan entities well.
@@AntediluvianRomance well America is mostly christian they see these creatures demonic and not good
Hearing him try to imitate young women's voices makes me uncomfortable.
Yeah...me too
Medora hes trying his damned best
olga
THAT IS THE MOST FUCKING FUNNY THING EVER
Good. I'm sure that's the intention of horror monsters.
Man how desparate were men back in the day that so many myths involve guys who, after encountering a woman propositioning them under unexplainable if not outright suspicious circumstances, are just like "Sure, ya, this seems legit"
Back then? It still happens today! Only now, it's called cat-fishing!
This is literally still super common. Have you never been on Tinder?
@@LordSmilesalot no
There are entire subreddits dedicated to people this desperate so they can complain about how desperate they are. Check out the incel groups if you really want a laugh. My favorite is the japanese story about a dude who falls in love with a spider monster by a lake, she's slowly eating his soul a bit at a time, and a priest finds out and rescues him. Epic fight happens but the priest uses Budha powers to no-sell the spider, making sure the man is healed up and knows that she will eat him. The guy's response? Strait up did not care, even without any mind control, and willingly walked back into her web. Story doesn't tell us if she ate him or had her own little human husbandu, but the lake is still considered a holy sight today.
I am sorry what do you mean "back then"? We are desperate as we have ever been
This has become one of,my,more favorite myths since i tried getting more in touch with my Polish/Slavic roots. Plus it made a good opera and a cool Decemberists song.
Slavic myths for you hear you can be killed by spirit in mid day
I tried to look at the myth from my Japanese roots but u know what anime fans strikes
@@thewhovianhippo7103 yeah that would be rough.
@@EpsoofKyiv but you are slavic just like me
@@EpsoofKyiv do you mean południca?
"... a new and permanent broadcast station within their borders."
6:47 Zoey out here lookin' like a Jojo villain
That guy almost bit the dust
ZA CLAW-DA
MENACING...
KIRA QUEEN: BITES ZA DUSTO
I have acquaintance with them.
Rusalka...
*ALL ORDERS WILL BE BROADCAST FROM THE RUSALKA, RUSALKA, RUSALKA.*
*BLACK-OPS FLASHBACKS*
WHERE'S THE NUMBERS STATION MASON?
I love extra mythology and I wish I could join Patreon just to vote on which mythology you guys will do next
I also want to thank you guys for putting so much effort into these videos
Me they are the best
same, I personally would love to see their take on more south american mythos
@@danilooliveira6580 that would be great their mythology is so interesting
5:59
Russalka: You still could (join us).
Olga: Oh, hell no, I'm outta here!
That's the smartest thing I've seen her do in the entire video
What's some your favorite myths not covered?
My favorites are the wild hunt
Kishi demons basically male futakuchi-onna
Djinn and wearhyenas
Definitely the Chupacabra.
I would love to see the wild hunt
MORE Lycanthropes!
My personal favorites are the nordic and greco-roman
Oh and the indian ones
Rusalka's was many times a figure in XIX cc romantic national poetry of Polish, Russian and Czech nations. One of the things that still unites us despite of grand politics.
"All instructions Will be broadcasted from aboard the Rusalka" - Dragovich
I find it interesting that so many cultures have river spirits like this or very similar.
where I'm from we have a being called Näcken. (possibly related to the word for naked)
Who is a handsome young man who sits naked in the river and lures victims to their watery doom by playing irresistible music.
That's funny because in Finland the same creature is called Näkki and in some versions it can appear as an attractive man or woman. Seashells are sometimes called "Näkki's shoes".
Welp. I'm never swimming in a river ever again. Or going near one. Ever.
In Czechia, apart from Rusalka, we have "vodník" (waterman) who does the same as yours, but he is usually older with a beard, not really handsome.
6:47 - “So, you choose Death, hyooman...”
😂😂😂😂
I love how these guys have incorporated Zoey into their show. She's like a mascot
I always wondered what that ship name meant in "Call Of Duty: Black Ops".
Lol
So this guy tickled his cat, and the cat freaked at him with claws out.
Grumpy little thing Zoey is.
I remember playing a game alot of years ago "Quest for Glory 4". It was set in eastern Europe and had a lot of folk legends from there.
Including a Leshy and of course, a Rusalka. There was the obvious Vampires and all. It was a fun game and they had gotten Rusalka right =)
One of the best horror stories I've heard in a long time! Great delivery.
I wonder if that ''hehe'' laughter she heard is the phenomenon that you hear audio hallucination from the sound of running water like - cleaning dishes in the sink sounds like doorbells sometimes etc :D
"From now on, all instructions will be broadcast from the Rusalka"
10 25 2 19 ascension
This is by far the single most interesting tale in Extra Mythology
Rusalka have a similar story as that of the Aasaras in my native region of Konkan in Maharashtra, India. The aasaras are seven sisters who drawned in waters to evade from the Islamic invasion. They still lurk in the waters and grab anyone who is a single man. My grandma used to warn all of us brothers not to go near the river in the night. Creepy legend nonetheless
That name somewhat reminds me of Apsaras.
thanks for saying Romani about our people
Everyone: Mermaid.
Slavs: RUSalka
watch the video first, totally different creatures
Jokes aside, "Rusalka" was also a name of a Russisn battleship that sank near Tallin in the beginning of 20th century. The night was stormy and the vessel literally capsized. All men on board died.
Not exacly. In Polish siren(or syrena) is half-fish, half human and often considered nice
Rusałka looks just like a hot girl, and some records mentions they can have blue/green hair, and is ussualy deadly
@@chellsys I know, but thanks.
@@lidial8579 Interesting. In Russian word "Rusalka" means both the half-fish, half-human creature and the spirit, shown in the video. "Sirenas" are mentioned only when speaking about Greek mythology.
when you fight these ghosts it better have the "Silver for monsters" soundtrack blasting in the background !
This reminds me of the MI tale, the lady in white. There are two distinct versions. (although they might be different tales entirely I dunno)
The first is that a woman went crazy after finding out her husband cheated on her. She wanted to have nothing that reminded her of him. This was no problem expect for her and his kids. So she took the kids down to a river in Algonac and drowned them. She came to her senses and was soon stricken with grief. She threw herself into the river and died. People still claim they can hear a woman crying and the figure of the lady in a white dress.
The second story is that a woman was looking for her lost child around a river in Algonac. She looked and looked but could not find them. She died looking and people say that they see a woman in white or a child in blue crying by the river side.
The thing is, my dad drove down the road near the river (he won't tell me the road so I don't purposefully search for the ghosts) and saw a single white rose. This freaked him out. The second time he had to go down the road was at night. He was driving when he say a figure of a woman, he just got out of there as fast as he could. He didn't check to see if she was in white or if she was ghostly looking, he just zoomed out of there.
You mean La Llorona
A Balkan legend Orpheus who was a very good musician silenced the sirens with his harp.
Oh, yeah, I’ve heard of that one!!!
Wasnt that greek tale? The quest for the Golden Fleece, the Argonauts? Aka the Original-original Star Trek.
He played so well the crew rather listened to him than the deadly sirensong.
Ribbitgoesthedog Lastnamehereyeah it was probably written by the Ancient Greeks but it’s said that Orpheus is Thracian and lived in nowadays Bulgaria
@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 sirens are also appear in odyssey, where Odysseus crew had do block their ears to make it thru while Odysseus was strapped on the mast of his ship 😉
If I'm correct, Rusalka started as a river fairy/nymph, but some years later people change the nymph into a vengeaful spirit.
“You still could....”
“Hahahaha...goodbye forever!!”
There's a stunning animation "Rusalka" by Aleksandr Petrov, made with the absolutely beautiful paint-on-glass animation technique. It's a short watch, merely 10 minutes and it's available on UA-cam.
I just remember Rusalka being the boss from bravely default
crazy something Alex Aww yeee
I've been marathon watching your channel today. Great stuff. A wonderful balance of deeper analysis, and fun, accessible presentation :)
You guys should do a similar series on scandinavian mythical creatures and folklore.
Im sensing a lot of COD References in the title
Korea had a similar ghost story, where people who drowned to death in rivers would live there as ghosts, until they can find another victim to replace them. When they find their replacements, they would drown their victims and sit them to the nearest biggest rock and leave.
One of the things I love about all of your series are the graphics. The reflection in the knife is fantastic.
6:44 Never scare a cat with claws
i wanna know how he got zoe's angry growl at the end
In my expierence all cats have a spot just in front of their tail that they tend to have varied reactions to having scratched. Most will get annoyed and growl, i knew one cat that would have what looked like a siezure if you touched that spot, others will just meow while trying to lick everything in sight. In other words its not hard to get a cat to growl.
@@jonathanzobel1662 Dogs have this too I think. Well, atleast my dog turns around when you touch him there. Like "wtf are you bro?". XD
It could just be a stock sound effect.
@jedimasterpickle3 I know Zoe does her own voice acting in general, I'd be surprised if this was an exception!
@@jonathanzobel1662 You are probably just trying to scratch the wrong side of the tail. :-p
In my experience all animals like the scratchy-scratchy.
...wow...that opening...so escalted quickly....
(I just started to watch and it's already goosebumps).
Whoever made the art needs to be hired for an anime studio for drawing such expressive faces and hands 😲
I recommend y’all check out the Decemberists song about the Russalka. Definitely one of my favorite folktale songs.
No one:
Rusalka: We were drowned here!
I actually felt something running down my spine at the end. Nice one!!
I live in baltic for all my life. And it's so nice to hear a story from not so far away. Thank you.
*Everyone Gangsta Till The Cat Gets Tickled*
6:59
i suggest you to make ; Azerbaijani or Kyrgyzstan myths or scare stories, Georgian myths, German myths, Sri Lanka myths
, Philippines myths or Tasmannia myths. (also however it isnt so near you can make a episode about "NEVRUZ". This holiday has a incredible legend.(i'm very sure if you ask Ahmed Ziad Turk he would help you.))
Totally using these for a D&D encounter. Thanks for the inspiration!
wow this was way spookier than I thought it was going to be you guys are getting way too good at this!
First new Polish story I've heard in years. These are great!
Had been playing Axiom Verge not too long ago, and felt "Rusalka" had to be a reference to something, but forgot to look it up.
I love these videos and your channel. Thank you for making them and also a big thank you to the PATREONS, Thanks to you, these guys we can keep entertaining us all ❤️ you are all the best.
awesome narration! Really enjoyed watching it
A funny thing is that I'm polish and lived in Szczecin/Stettin (near the river odra) and its the first time I have heard of this tale
I can't help but feel like this series on Eastern European mythological creatures lined up nicely with the release of the Witcher season one. . .
I swear the narration in these myths are so enjoyable
Something about the Rusalka's description made me think of Lapis Lazuli in the Steven Universe episodes "Mirror Gem" and "Ocean Gem". She even tried to drown a young girl.
There needs to be a rusulka pokemon...
The last thing they said those two said gives me the feeling that they're serious trolls too.
Love these
We appreciate these helpful Rusalka!
Well done you Extra Credits! I was waiting for this one!
Tons of comments and only one other about Quest For Glory 4?! Maybe I'm just getting old...anyone else remember this classic game?
Slavic myths: always end up with a creepy twist
The NUMBERS Mason! What to they mean?!
Best story ever. You are a great story teller!
Axiom Verge's Rusalka now make a whole lot more sense. Awesome game btw, with a great soundtrack.
Where is the broadcast station mason?!!
6:26 Ah, three-headed chicken!!! 😨
I have been around chicken my whole life and a bag of chickens sounds like the loudest thing in the universe
I like how this myth has proper character progression! And plot and twists and everything :D
First of IT'S CENTRAL EUROPE
Second Awesoem vid! :)
Third: I was taught a different story about Rusalka. Cuz Rusalka is just One woman not a type of creatures. Well anyway interesting take. Please more slavic myths. Thanks.
How am I this early I didn’t even check my subscription
Omg I have never heard of this myth before! Keep making them!!
I felt the tickel 😰 at the end of the video
😄 That last part, you guys had me almost dying of laughter!😄
That'll teach you Narrator to try to frighten that Cat!
😄😄😄😄😄😄
So funny!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Zoey cat is best cat❤️
Thank you for the very entertaining and well told tale. Peace & Love ❤️🙏
I really love watching extra mythology it makes my day and it takes away my bored face 😄❣️