Tag: Norse Witchcraft
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Thor Stones (Torsten)
In folklore across Northern Europe, these were often Neolithic stone axe heads or fossilized belemnites found in the earth. People believed they were physical remnants of Thor’s hammer strikes or lightning bolts hitting the ground. As a result people used to keep these in the home, often over the hearth or above the door in…
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Offering to the Landvaettir (Land Wights)
Since next month in Skerpla we begin to move the herds into the summer pastures, it is first necessary to make offerings to the Landvaetter to assure the animals are protected while they are in the pastures. If you do not make offerings and move the animals into the pasture anyway you might stir up…
Sidarfelagid 