Witchcraft in Iceland | Exploring Iceland
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Iceland has a rich and fascinating history of witchcraft that spans centuries. The Westfjords in particular are known for sorcery. Iceland also had its own witch hunts, but they differ from those in Western Europe and North America in some pretty interesting ways. This is excerpt from a larger project, "Exploring Iceland" which explores the land of fire and ice.
Shout out to the Museum of Sorcery & Witchcraft in Hólmavík, which also operates the Sorcerer's Cottage. galdrasyning.i...
Not only were the museum and cottage spectacular to visit in person, but they have excellent online resources and have published several books on the topic of Icelandic witchcraft (check them out!)!
Sources:
“Historical Context.” (N.D.). Galdradýningin á Holmavík. galdrasyning.i.... Accessed April 27, 2024.
“Magical Staves.” (N.D.). Galdradýningin á Holmavík. galdrasyning.i.... Accessed April 29, 2024.
“Grimoires.” (N.D.). Galdradýningin á Holmavík. galdrasyning.i.... Accessed April 29, 2024.
Ragnasdóttir, R. (N.D.). “A List of the beautiful Icelandic Turf Houses I have visited on my Travels in Iceland.” Guide to Iceland. guidetoiceland.... Accessed April 29, 2024.
Rafnsson, M. (2021). “Tvær galdraskræður - Two Icelandic Books of Magic.” Galdradýningin á Holmavík. ISBN: 978-9979-9584-5-1 (Available for purchase HERE). Accessed May 20, 2024.
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Thank you for posting this interesting piece of Icelandic history/anthropology. Well-presented and I like your clothing and jewellery too. 😸
I was at a lovely witchcraft museum in Ribe Denmark, where our guide also said that witchhunts were used to not only persecute women but also get rid of handicapped and mentally ill people that were a burden to the local rulers. Scary stuff.
Interesting! I read some similar things in Western Europe too about targeting disabled people, though I had never read anything about it being a means by rulers to get rid of people they saw as burdens. It’s definitely frightening to read about the history, and the many who were wrongly persecuted. Denmark is somewhere with a fascinating history and I’d love to visit, thanks for feeding that curiosity!
There's a witchcraft museum here in the UK at Boscastle in Cornwall, fascinating place and worth a visit if anyone's in the area
Love this video! Short but sweet, well researched, clear citations, fabulous presentation (love you sense of style by the way) and an interesting topic. Well done 🤩
Wow, thank you so much for your kind words! These videos take quite a bit of work, and it makes my day to know that others are enjoying them (and my outfits :). I hope you have a lovely day!
Very cool, I've been hoping to visit there for a while now. I hope I'm lucky enough to meet the museum cat as well!
I’m so happy to hear you thought this was cool! It’s a really wonderful place and I totally recommend it, and I hope the museum cat is there to greet you if/when you go!
Well presented, good info
Thank you so much! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed my video and found it informative :)
very informative, well made video
Thanks Jesse, I'm glad you liked it!
I live your program. Very well made. But I also love your jewelery. Do you merch it? Would be wonderful!!
Hello, and thank you for your kind words! I don't sell merch, but I got the black necklace from goodmedicinegemstone on Etsy, who makes lovely pieces. Hope you have a wonderful day.
@@theyellowbird Thank you so much!!
HiHi ^^ Thank you for sharing your interesting video with us. Sending you hugs and rainbows from New Zealand 💕
Hi from Canada! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video! I hope you have a lovely day :D
@@theyellowbird Thank you, for you too I wish you happiness and inner peace and love, from Middle Earth ^^ 💕
Its a shame how much history and culture was lost to christianity. Unique heritages lost to an overly aggressive one
If the pagan gods had any actual power they wouldn’t have fled before beardless monks proselytizing for The Nailed God.
Such ignorance. The Norsemen were Christianised due to their raiding and enslaving the people of civilised Europe. To suggest that a great ‘Pagan’ culture was supplanted by Christianity is simply not the full story. The Pagan Icelandic raiders were not benevolent and kind to their Gaelic speaking booty whose lives were that of imprisoned slaves!
Wearing a Rosary as a necklace 0:52 is both evidence of unfamiliarity with Christianity and offensive to the BVM.
lol… u do mean familiarity with Catholicism? And BVM? You are offended by the fact your construct is offended?? Jesus H. Personally, scientifically, there is zero difference between your construct and the other bits of mysticism presented in this delightful video. Voodoo, that’s it. Now sit down, take a breath.
Hi, thank you for reaching out and opening this dialogue. Firstly I’d like to apologize for any offense caused, this was not my intent but that doesn’t change the outcome. My goal was to visually represent Catholic influence in Icelandic witchcraft, since many Icelandic staves and spells invoke the Holy Spirit or Saints. Upon reflection and some further learning I’m realizing this was not an appropriate way to represent this. Going forward I will be keeping this in mind and try to do better. I never want people to feel alienated watching my content. There’s always room for growth, thank you for providing me this opportunity to learn and do better. Hope you have a good day.
blah blah blah.....she is a novice and clinging to a lack of expertise and knowledge
Hi Jason, I’m curious about your specific concerns. If I made a factual error please let me know, I do my research but I’m not infallible. My sources are all in the description of the video, including several web pages from the Holmavik Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft in Iceland - which are an authority on Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft. There’s always more to learn in history, feel free to share what you know. Hope you have a good day/evening/night wherever you are.
and what exactly are you contributing to improve that, pray tell, Jason?
Dude it’s not a phd thesis… go mow the lawn.
One of my ancestors was buried in a boat burial on Iceland. Along with a murderer who was beheaded for his crimes.
Wow! That sounds like a fascinating story. Now it’s time for me to head down the rabbit hole of boat burials.
@@theyellowbird In 1947, in Silastadir, four graves were found. SSG-A2 was a 45+-year-old male who lived between 850-1000 CE. He was buried beside three men, and one woman of the same age range as himself. His genetic background was Norse, Gaelic, and Icelandic. I match with this individual.