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  The Skvader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Skvader is a species of winged hare indigenous to Sweden.
A statue of a skvader was also erected in a small park in Sundsvall in 1994.
Although the skvader is much beloved in Sweden, the term itself is often used colloquially to mean "a bad compromise."
www.museumofhoaxes.com /newsletter/skvader.html   (106 words)

  
  Enter The Shadows :: Infusco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Skvaders are usually normal rabbit colors- brown, fl, white, varying shades of gray, as well as a striking crimson color.
Skvaders also have the ability to assume a human-like form, though few are magically adept enough to assume one that is fully human in appearance.
Skvaders might mate with many different partners throughout their life, and they support harems- though the opinion varies with the individual- but they usually establish a single mate.
www.entertheshadows.com /members/species/skvaders.html   (973 words)

  
 Skvader - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Skvader (or sqwa- or squader) is a Swedish fantasy creature made up by a taxidermist and displayed at the museum at Norra Berget in Sundsvall; it has the forequarters and hindlegs of a hare and the back, wings and tail of a female capercaillie.
It originates from a hunting story, were a man in 1874 claimed he had shot this animal.
The Skvader was voted for by a lot of people during the election of the animal to be associated with the Swedish province of Medelpadia in 1987.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Skvader   (189 words)

  
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 Encyclopedia: Skvader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sundsvall is a city in northern Sweden, situated in the province of Medelpad and Västernorrland County.
The term "skvader" is used colloquially in the Swedish language to mean "a bad compromise." Genera Pica Urocissa Cyanopica Cissa See also the article European Magpie.
"The Skvader: A Famous Attraction" The Historical Preservation Society in Medelpad.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Skvader   (621 words)

  
 Xara Art of Risto Klint as featured on the XaraXone Featured Artist page
The city is Sweden's pulp and paper capital with close proximity to vast forests, rivers, lakes and the ocean.
The district's animal is the fabled "Skvader", which is a hare with the feathered back portion of the Great Wood grouse.
A stuffed "Skvader" is on display in one of the heritage villages.
www.xaraxone.com /FeaturedArt/rtk   (544 words)

  
 Strange Science: Forgeries and Frauds
Inspired to create a "real" skvader, the society's new director, Hammarberg, contacted Granberg, a talented taxidermist, and Granberg obliged him by making a stuffed specimen.
In 1918, Hammarberg wrote an article in the local newspaper about the rare skvader, which, thanks to the sale of 3,000 postcards, would soon develop a worldwide reputation.
Although some visitors to the historical society's museum are disappointed to find the skvader isn't genuine, few people have taken it very seriously.
www.strangescience.net /stfor2.htm   (1679 words)

  
 Skvader
The Skvader (or sqwa- or squader) is a Swedish fantasy creature made up by a taxidermist and displayed at the museum at Norra Berget in Sundsvall; it has the forequarters and hindlegs of a hare and the back, wings and tail of a female capercaillie.
It originates from a hunting story, were a man in 1874 claimed he had shot this animal.
The Skvader was voted for by a lot of people during the election of the animal to be associated with the Swedish province of Medelpadia in 1987.
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Skvader.php   (216 words)

  
 Denfie Twigmuntus (Infusco)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Overall, he’s nothing special, by Skvader standards- he’s a young buck, and his family (Skvaders, being lapine, tend to have a lot of relatives.
One can also use it to ask a favor of almost any sort of a Skvader (they can’t kill themselves or control other people; nothing magical, just physical requests can be honored).
In some countries, Skvader blood is considered a delicacy.
s3.invisionfree.com /Infusco/ar/t42.htm   (745 words)

  
 Medelpad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Though, in a geographical sense the province is located in the middle of Sweden and this is reflected in the name Medelpad.
The Arctic Hare is the provincial animal, but the Skvader, a fictional animal, was popular in an innofficial referendum held 1987.
As with other Swedish provinces the arms can be represented showing a dukal coronet.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medelpadia   (229 words)

  
 Skvader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A road sign near Sundsvall alerting drivers to keep a look out for skvaders on the road.
The term "skvader" is used colloquially in the Swedish language to mean "a bad compromise."
This page was last modified 21:25, 23 January 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skvader   (218 words)

  
 His Angel (Infusco)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lazarus was better-looking than him- Denfie would admit he was attractive, but the former Skvader was not, in any way, tempted by him.
Denfie probably would have rose to Lazarus’ harsh words, had he both still been a Skvader- and Spaz not given him the look she did.
Maybe as a Skvader he would have been half a match for Lazarus; but as a human, even though he was very, very strong, he was nothing against the vampire.
s3.invisionfree.com /Infusco/ar/t964.htm   (4938 words)

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