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The exterior of Strandagaldur, The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft in Hólmavík, Iceland.. Strandagaldur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstrantaˌkaltʏr̥]), also known as The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft, is a privately operated and publicly accessible museum dedicated to the folklore and history of sorcery and witchcraft in Iceland.
Hólmavík is home to the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft [2] and the Holmadrangur shrimp processing plant. [3] The modern church was built in 1968. [4] Well-known people from Hólmavík include the poet Stefán frá Hvítadal and the musician Gunnar Þórðarson of the band Hljómar.
Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art (Hönnunarsafn Íslands) The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll; Icelandic Phallological Museum; ICGV Óðinn; Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft; National Gallery of Iceland; National Museum of Iceland; Perlan; Reykjasafn (Byggðasafn Húnvetninga og Strandamanna) Reykjavík 871±2; Reykjavik ...
A typical Icelandic witchcraft case in the 16th-century was that of a priest in 1554, who was sentenced to the loss of his office and exile as punishment for having used black magic or evil galdur from magic books in an attempt to entice a girl to sexual intercourse. [1]
Nábrók or nábuxur (calqued as necropants, literally "corpse britches") are a pair of pants made from the skin of a dead human, which are believed in Icelandic witchcraft to be capable of producing an endless supply of money. It is highly unlikely these pants ever existed outside of folklore.
Museum of Witchcraft and Magic; S. Salem Witch Museum; Strandagaldur; W. White Lion Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon; Witch History Museum; The Witch House This page was ...
American Museum of Magic, Marshall, Michigan is the largest magic museum in the United States open to the public. [6] The History Museum at the Castle is a local history museum located at 330 East College Avenue in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin. Owned and operated by the Outagamie County Historical Society (OCHS), the museum has previously ...
Two staves, kept in the shoes, gapaldur under the heel of the right foot and ginfaxi under the toes of the left foot, to magically ensure victory in bouts of Icelandic wrestling . [2] Ginfaxi: Hólastafur: To open hills. [2] Kaupaloki: To prosper in trade and business. [2] Lásabrjótur: To open a lock without a key. Lukkustafir