Hefnivargar

(Heff-NA-vig-or)

Hefnivargar is a type of vampiric activity. In Iceland it is customary to never let a baby sleep in the same room as an elderly person because they could unintentionally steal away the baby's life-energy (see ALFEMOE and ENERGY VAMPIRE).

Source: Sluijter, Ijslands Volksgeloof, 72, 80