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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.
The international Christian demonology and the Christian interpretation of magic as witchcraft connected to Satan, and the Christian definition of a magician as a witch who was able to master sorcery after a Pact with the Devil, was introduced to Iceland by the clergy (who were often Danes or educated in Denmark) in the 17th century.
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.
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.
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 ...
National Museum of Iceland; Perlan; Reykjasafn (Byggðasafn Húnvetninga og Strandamanna) Reykjavík 871±2; Reykjavik Art Museum; Reykjavik Maritime Museum; Reykjavík Municipal Archives; Safnasafnid Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum; Skagafjörður Folk Museum; Skóbúðin - museum of everyday life; Technical Museum of East Iceland; The ...
Staves against witchcraft. [10] Stafur til að vekja upp draug: To raise the dead and drive away evil spirits. [2] Þjófastafur: For use against thieves. [11] Tóustefna: To ward off foxes. [12] Varnarstafur Valdemars: Valdemar's Protection Stave; increases favor and happiness. Vatnahlífir: Protection against drowning. Vegvísir: To guide ...
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