Loved this video. I'm writing my dissertation on Greco-Roman magical practice. From a comparative religions perspective, this Old Norse stuff is fascinating.
@sirknight49816 жыл бұрын
Your channel is pretty good, I'm enjoying it(nice to see you here).
@samuelhilfiker39805 жыл бұрын
Woah always fun to see a wild ReligionForBreakfast spotting
@mateusbiazotto4 жыл бұрын
Now that's the most ambitious crossover I've ever seen LOL. It would be great to, maybe, in the future, see you both working together in a video!
@rebeccaleigh267 жыл бұрын
Well done for making it through describing the dead man's pants with a straight face. FFS... That was hilarious!!
@odinstrom4605 жыл бұрын
You're a treasure trove of wisdom for Asatruar and non-believers alike. Thank you so much for your videos, Professor Crawford.
@Xanatos7126 жыл бұрын
That "spell" was also used as lyrics in Heilung's song Othan.
@jessicaclark59684 жыл бұрын
I just recently discovered Heilung and they took me somewhere else... Now i'm here learning all that I can consume. I am so grateful for the internet and this amazing scholar and all he is sharing
@brodieknight7723 жыл бұрын
Very good to see someone else who appreciates them
@Zaarck03 жыл бұрын
Also in Tyr of Wardruna.
@heatherelroy95347 жыл бұрын
This cracks me up because you seem so very uncomfortable saying "scrotum" on video. Haha.
@ulfr88107 жыл бұрын
I couldn't decide if he wanted to laugh or was just extremely uncomfortable.... either way, it was rather amusing.
@GnoneckOG5 жыл бұрын
Hiiiiighlarious
@paulaunger30615 жыл бұрын
Poor man looks like he's going to throw up!
@michaelaregenfuss59685 жыл бұрын
It seemed to make him sick and rightfully so.
@lavendersalad813 жыл бұрын
@@GnoneckOG Lowharious, as my husband says.
@twylaboogeyman_895 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the sound of spoken old Norse 💕
@shanehiggs17797 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the observation that what appears in the grimoires of the time is likely specifically anti-Christian and not actual Old Norse spellwork. I tend to think it would be far more subtle than skinning a corpse. My guess is (and it's only a guess) that the Galdralag itself is the incantation - at least the vehicle for it - since in the practice of magic (or magick, as some prefer) it is the intent of the practitioner, however worded, that empowers the spell. The words may vary from one practitioner to the next, even for a spell of the same type or intent. Thus, in Havamal, Odin gives the critical "how" without defining the "what." Thank you for these videos - they are fascinating!
@ErikHolten7 жыл бұрын
The other night I ran across a funny thing in a book on Norwegian medicinal folklore traditions: "The old ones believed one could lose one's mind by listening to the magic song, _galdr_. Whoever was subjected to this, became _galinn,_ mad, from _gala_, sing a magic song (in a shrill voice). This word is the foundation for *gal[en]skap,* madness, in the Scandinavian languages." The reference given in the footnote is Ivar Lindquist's 1923 doctoral thesis Galdrar 4 f. In my (modern) dialect of Norwegian, the word "gale" pronounced _gæɽɽe_ may mean "mad" as in angry, an emphasizing general adverb, or it just means "wrong".
@boahkeinbockmehr6 жыл бұрын
Erik Holten shrill voice as in a bird singing? As the german equivalent to galdr is galster and "gal" meant here bird and to this day we say and gesture that someone crazy has a bird living in their head
@Ratnoseterry5 жыл бұрын
Here we call that going cuckoo, Gakar is the Norse equivalent of that. From what I've been able to find references to Gakar alu are talking about spring magic
@dershogun63965 жыл бұрын
in german, the word "gellen" means something like "to cry in a shrill voice so that the sound of it echos everywhere. A very intense cry in german is for example called as a "gellender Schrei" (ein Schrei = a cry)
@angryspoidah96073 жыл бұрын
Magic songs sung in a shrill voice? Sounds pretty kvlt!
@JennyTheFrog5 жыл бұрын
When I was a very small child I used to chant some strange/foreign words at night time whilst staring at a chest of drawers in the corner of my bedroom. (my only taught language is English). I don't remember the words and I don't know what language it was, but whenever I would chant the words, I would leave my body and travel through a portal up into the universe. There was always a man with me. He had long silver hair. I am wondering if the words were old Nordic and if staring at the chest of drawers was about looking at lines that represented rune shapes? I've only just stumbled upon rune videos and have only started studying it, but I do notice that the runes associated with astral travel fit together to make a transparent cube shape (like a chest of drawers). I wish I could remember the words that I used to chant. I did this for about 3 years until I moved house as a child. After moving house I was never able to do it again. Any ideas what I may have been saying or how to rediscover these words?
@pat40054 жыл бұрын
Jenny The Frog maybe it could only work at that time because you were a child. And even if you had the words and intent now, it would not work because being a child is actually part of the magic!
@mikesentell9427 жыл бұрын
Just ordered your book , comes July the 4th , can't wait to read and learn .
@thefrenchpoet31606 жыл бұрын
Your work presented to the world of the future in aspect of the old, has and will spark the flame for the seekers of light. Love your videos
@NEprimo7 жыл бұрын
I love how whenever scrotum or phallic stuff comes up, he has the most hilarious hesitation.. and they do seem to come up a lot
@nicknikolayev23175 жыл бұрын
I was reading the comments section before seeing the video and I was wondering why everyone was talking about a dead's scrotum...Now everything I wanna say is that, he looks like he's about to explode in laughter, first time I see this man close to smiling, great video
@mplight29416 жыл бұрын
Well, just when you thought you had heard everything you learn something new...and suddenly it has inspired me to change the lyrics to "what do you do with a drunken sailor" to "what do you do with a dead man's pants". Thank you Dr. for another Norse gem!!! Oh, what has been heard cannot be unheard...
@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots7 жыл бұрын
Your description of the second symbol seems like a lot of work just to get some coin. I think I'll keep my day job.
@lavendersalad813 жыл бұрын
Bwahahahaha
@colehuenke39164 жыл бұрын
You should make a series breaking down heilung and others songs. I'd love to understand what those songs are about.
@sheilas12837 жыл бұрын
Well, I must say that Dead Man's Spell sounds revolting but listening to you read in ON is blissful! I loved the Harry Potter reference!
@jonpru827 жыл бұрын
the shape of the sacred helmet reminds me of the bands used to assemble a spangenhelm; could there be a link in the shape?
@Insainity337 жыл бұрын
If you want to hear the tablet text as a song. Wardruna has a song called Tyr.
@maxdamagusbroski5 жыл бұрын
If you want to spell Odin incorrectly, spell it in Elder Futhark.
@jennifermcqueen52454 жыл бұрын
Lol Your face as you were explaining was hysterical
@reddeadwarlock5 жыл бұрын
I’m a big fan I learned a lot this episode and I almost died laughing during the magic scrotum story. Best episode yet.
@Jormangunder7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the excellent video. Keep up the good work!
@ihendri14nilsson576 жыл бұрын
Hey Jackson. I really enjoy you videos. The Glavendrup Stone here in Denmark has a Rune inscription where the last line seems to be a spell that casts a curse on whoever moves ore destroyes the Stone
@ihendri14nilsson576 жыл бұрын
Transskription Ragnhildr satti stæin þannsi æft Alla Sǫlva, goða vēa, liðs hæiðverðan þegn. Alla syniR gærðu kumbl þausi æft faður sinn ok hans kona æft ver sinn. En Sōti rēst rūnaR þessi æft drōttin sinn. Þōrr vīgi þessi rūnaR. At {rita} sā verði es stæin þannsi {ailti} eða æft annan dragi.
@JorisKanters7 жыл бұрын
That stanza is also in a Wardruna song (the order of the lines is a bit different). kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaCbgqJqnbmsmJY at 4:03
@jonko827 жыл бұрын
Interesting video, Dr. Crawford. To me, a native icelandic speaker, the word I would use for 'magic' would be either 'galdrar' or 'töfrar'. To me these two words are just general words used for 'magic'. 'Galdrar' can be singular 'galdur' but 'töfrar' is always plural for some reason. The word 'seiður' on the other hand I always connect with 'galdraseiður' or 'magic potion'. I believe this is the fault of the Astrix comics that I loved to read as a child. In the icelandic translation of those comics, the character of Getafix - who is the one who makes the magic potion that makes Astrix strong so he can oppose the Romans - is called 'Sjóðríkur' in Icelandic. The magic potion he makes is called 'Galdraseiðurinn' in Icelandic. Because of this whenever I hear the word 'seiður', I always think of 'Galdraseiðurinn' that Sjóðríkur makes. The main characters of the Asterix comics have interesting names in Icelandic: Asterix = Ástríkur Lit. Loverich. Obelix = Steinríkur Lit. Stonerich - because he's always carrying those big stones. Getafix = Sjóðríkur Lit. Boilrich - The word 'sjóð' is derived from the icelandic verb 'að sjóða' 'to boil', since he's the one who boils the Galdraseiður. Dogmatix = Krílríkur Lit. little-cute-rich - The icelandic word 'kríli' is usually used to describe something that is small and cute so 'Krílríkur' is literally rich in smallness and cuteness making it the cutest dogname ever in Icelandic. A very fitting name for Obelix' cute little dog. Dr, Crawford, I just also wanted to point out that you seem to pronounce the Norse word 'Hvaðan' in this video with modern Icelandic pronounciation 'kvaðan'. Shouldn't the 'H' before before the 'V' actually sound like an 'H' in Old Norse?
@redvonmunster37316 жыл бұрын
He uses ancient Icelandic...
@ZiaElohka7 жыл бұрын
Nice, thank you for explaining galdralag so clearly! Has always been a mystery to me how it works, now I understand :) This would probably also have been the metre for the vardlokur I presume I have some poetry to write now .....
@fairyqueen44236 жыл бұрын
You just quoted Severus Snape!😱😱🙌🙌
@Ratnoseterry5 жыл бұрын
He does tell you how to do it. You sing beneath the shields, as a collective unit. That's it.
@ninjabarney7431 Жыл бұрын
But who be that is yes, already becoming best of
@samael27872 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to study the poetic structure of our songs (Algonquian: Wab-lodge; Mide-lodge; Shaking-lodge) and I'm trying to gather as much info as I can on how other cultures approached it so I have a better understanding as to little details I might miss. This series was helpful to provide new views. I'm obviously working from the Algonquian perspective I've grown up with so my interpretations are biased to them in terms of "Oh that's like X" when in reality it probably is very different with all it's connotations and what not, but nonetheless useful. One might ask, why not ask elders? Why not ask higher degrees? Why not commit to ceremony, fasting, offerings, prayers, shaking, dancing, and singing? Because there is nothing that says we can't learn from others that we might learn more about ourselves. I can't so easily ask the ancestors who started it all, but I can look to the children from each corner to see what their ancestors dealt with. We can't heal by focusing on just one corner, even if it feels like it needs it the most.
@craigsurette3438 Жыл бұрын
Samael, i love that you are doing research on Ashinaabe Lodge songs! My herbalism teacher was trained by Ashinaabe traditionalists, and I learned a bit about these traditions and they are beautiful and fascinating Did you finish your research, and is it published anywhere? I would love to read it
@kevinsmith90137 жыл бұрын
Ty 4 debunking the connection of older pagan traditions with appropriated Christian BS. Context is always key when examining any source material.
@volsung39886 жыл бұрын
Im not sure if anyone else notices this, but Ođinn's first spell, 'hjalp' (help) shows exactly what the charms or spells are. You shout something (e.g. help) and you can effect others (people will naturally come to your aid) in the way described. Try yourself by going into town and just shouting 'help'. I can guarantee you will see results. This magic is not extraordinary, it is just very efficient communication.
@gregorygoldshinebutter5526 Жыл бұрын
Speaking of a spell is an invocation if you are planting your intention into the mind of the target of the spell
@kroatoatexan59067 жыл бұрын
you can tell he did not want to say scrotum.
@sionnachmacbradaigh10105 жыл бұрын
I love how uncomfortable he becomes when describing the "dead man's pants" procedure. What a nice, distinguished man.
@joachimhetland45664 жыл бұрын
We do use the Word galdra in western Norway « ikkje galdra deg opp nå» meaning «don’t Get all worked up»
@ishvara837 жыл бұрын
Although this is about old Norse spells, and there are sadly none from the original time, there are some very old spells in old germanic passed over. Most famous the Merseburg Incantations. Those might be, from a perspective of how "magic" could have been done, very interesting.
@SIRENTAROT5 жыл бұрын
Just ordered your Poetic Edda. Looking forward. 🎶☿🎶
@gweiloxiu98627 жыл бұрын
The irony is that an academic scholar has a far more accurate knowledge of Germanic esoteric traditions than most today who attempt to practice those traditions themselves. From people trying to directly translate Old Norse words into Elder Futhark staves (ugh), to people trying to find some indigenous, ancient, esoteric value in later Icelandic grimoires...a hot mess. I will ad that if Odin himself pointed at some piece of information (or implied in some obvious way), and said, "This is a magic spell", I would think such was not the case. Likewise if he indicated in some obvious way that a bit of information was most definitely NOT a magic spell, that said piece of info likely has some " magical" property in so much as Odin is aware. So be doubly cautious when out in the world, of anyone who so claims to be a follower of Odin. Tricky old bastard, gotta love him. "heilir hildar til heilir hildi frá". Whole going, whole coming back. Makes my hair stand on end! Yet another great video, Dr. Crawford. Thank you!
@gweiloxiu98627 жыл бұрын
Týrsson The irony is that someone who takes something seriously enough to make it their religion should take themselves seriously enough to actually learn it. That they often do not is detrimental to what they are trying to do.
@gweiloxiu98627 жыл бұрын
Týrsson Given that it was PhD's who cast the mold in the 70's for what would emerge today, and PhD's who continue to nurture the emergence of contemporary Heathendom, I think the bar is set fairly high and that is a good thing. Why would Heathens think it a good idea to follow the example of Christians in their religious practices? Anyone who is serious about "reconstruction" needs to be well studied and well informed in their endeavors. Otherwise they are simply trading one label for another and really have no practical idea of what they are doing. That people are making a legit attempt at this, is commendable, and it is culturally very important. If this were a music KZbin channel and the channel owner a PhD in music, and he said some things that were on point about (say) Hungarian folk music, and his observations showed a much higher degree of aptitude than traditional Hungarian folk bands, I would call that ironic also. And I would probably share his videos on Hungarian folk band fb pages and groups in the hope some of them might be inspired to up their own standards. They would probably make some argument that academics are not legit in the world of music, and someone would also likely say that its not ironic at all because a PhD is a PhD and why should a Hungarian folk band know their own tradition any better than corporate pop music bands.....I digress ;-)
@gweiloxiu98627 жыл бұрын
Týrsson We can agree on that. IMO, the average Heathen should aspire to the level of BA Germanic Studies. People ask "which translation", the honest answer is that if you really want to know what the composers "meant", you need to learn Old Norse and attempt your own translation. In the mean time Dr. Crawford has the best, most accessible translation of the Poetic Edda, and I also recommend Dr. Chisholm's partial translation of the same for an accessible translation with a more heathen flavor. Some understanding of academic linguistics is critical I think. How many generations of Northern Europeans had to read the bible and hear mass in the "mysterious" language of Latin until the various reformations allowed translations and mass sung in the native tongues of the congregations? This kind of historical Germanic push towards an individualistic understanding of scripture and ritual, and its subsequent push to an individualistic relationship with deity (salvation as the path of ones personal relationship with Christ, sans an intermediary priesthood ), is, I think, very Germanic in nature and indicative of older individualistic Heathen practice and religious culture. Like common law, and Natural Law as the foundation of our American Bill of Rights and Constitution (derived from the Magna Carta, and ultimately Saxon tribal legal custom), the philosophical frame work of the "American" push for religious liberty via free practice of various Christian types and denominations, the ontology of our long-term historical and religious philosophies are ultimately pre-christian. Aka ancient heathen. So much was sacrificed for us to practice religion in our native tongues, the least a Heathen can do today is to TRY to learn the native tongues of those venerated ancestors who originally practiced the religion. It is what Heathens can and should do to separate themselves from the societal and religious mediocrity that they aspire to transcend. So that when you know what the Hel you're talking about and can prove it, and they say, "Whoa, what are you, a scholar", you can say with confidence and might, " No, I am not a scholar, I am a Heathen!". Had that same exact exchange at a large state Militia meeting on Saturday and was a little stunned at how well it was received. The world is changing fast, hold on! :-D Edit/PS: The idea conveyed above is nearly universal in terms of critical American institutions. Religion, law, and even economics. There is a reason the U.S. is on top and the rest of the world exists in a state of degrees as it's hegemony. We can thank our ancient ancestors for the world ruling *hamingja* that we have inherited from them and greatly profited by. Here is a fun article published in Forbes magazine on this very subject: www.forbes.com/sites/billflax/2011/09/29/forget-multiculturalism-restore-the-anglo-saxon-philosophy-of-liberty/amp/
@gweiloxiu98627 жыл бұрын
Fro Ing He travels throughout the worlds under multiple different names, using trickery and magic to get what he wants from others. How does that not make him "tricky"? I fear the moral dualism behind the assumption that the word "tricky" is a condemnation or "demonization" is more of a judeo christian conceptualization than the idea that a God can be "tricky" and yet also held in the highest respect and even venerated.
@gweiloxiu98627 жыл бұрын
Fro Ing Yes! He is the ultimate multifaceted "character". The idea of faring forth on long adventures to distant and dangerous lands to discover new people and things, to win treasures of knowledge, wisdom, and power for his tribe is incredibly cool. The greatest stories ever told, I feel.
@janavanrossum61746 жыл бұрын
What about the Merseburg incantations?
@tc23344 жыл бұрын
I think I recall you saying that you speak Norwegian. Are there any videos with you speaking Norwegian?
@paleolit15 жыл бұрын
What about all excavated findings with galdrar, magic runes in Sweden, Norway and Denmark? They are quite a few....
@The-mandude2 жыл бұрын
Could we maybe use information about the Sami people’s magic to fill in what we don’t know, I’m no historian but there located in similar places and I heard that in some parts they’ve kept their history and religion intact.
@Nyrge7 жыл бұрын
There's something that miiiight just represent a surviving galder in the Merseburger Charm, isn't there? If that's the case, galders could still have a living descendant in Scandinavian folk medicine. It would be cool to think that my little charm against snake bite goes all the way back to the middle ages.
@jorgepastor24525 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this very interesting informations.
@tylerguy207 жыл бұрын
"Dead mans pants" and "helmet of Awe" .....it kind of sounds like I'm gearing a mage on World of Warcraft! lol .....also LOVE the Harry Potter reference!
@DAYBROK36 жыл бұрын
What realm do you play on in wow?
@CollectorDuck4 жыл бұрын
Almost like people who made fantasy got their inspiration from something in real life history.
@thinkingmachine3544 жыл бұрын
@@CollectorDuck Or they made it up but got the same result because it is the result of similar minds
@CollectorDuck4 жыл бұрын
@@thinkingmachine354 No it's well known that one of the originals of the fantasy genre J.R.R. Tolkien borrowed heavily from norse and english myth.
@thinkingmachine3544 жыл бұрын
@@CollectorDuck Sure. Put that doesn't disprove my point at all.
@johannfarmann86495 жыл бұрын
Thank you, sir.
@tralfamadorian52707 жыл бұрын
I think they actually have a specimen of the 'dead mans pants' in a museum in Iceland.
@saatvikam7 жыл бұрын
The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft in Hólmavík have replica necropants on display. To the best of my knowledge, there's no actual evidence of them being made/worn, just folklore.
@HaveCarapace6 жыл бұрын
Even after all these years on the internet, nothing prepared me for the phrase "replica necropants."
@DAYBROK36 жыл бұрын
Kate Elliott oh wow 😮. 🤣🤣🤣
@cjlwhite16 жыл бұрын
Ok, I'm familiar with typical english rhyme schemes, and fun little limericks but the people who wrote these Galdralag(plural?) were absolute wizards of words, figuratively and maybe even literally. That's way, way more complicated than anything today. Imagine if singers or bands, started trying to use these metres in modern pop music. I'm not sure it would even be possible in english, without sounding incoherent on some level.
@treadway.2 жыл бұрын
I think some of these directions for this galdr was a joke to see how far a person would take it.
@RallyGal945 жыл бұрын
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written cerca 1300 shows signs/knowledge of the occult practices associated with King Solomon, as does a lot of western magic.
@dcshoes8417 жыл бұрын
Now this is my kind of college class. Serious question actually: which method of purchasing your book gives you the most direct benefit? I have Lee M. Hollander's translation currently.
@simondalle26237 жыл бұрын
Doctor, you are revealing a wonderful new world to me. Have you heard of the group Wadruna? It might be worth it to check them out! Thanks for everything you do!
@No-mk2hb5 жыл бұрын
Thank-You for sharing
@romanmay28672 жыл бұрын
are there ANY symbols that survive from pre christian traditions? and do we know the meanings?
@leastidyworld43653 жыл бұрын
Where can I find the video about seidr?
@yerkotapiaflores36027 жыл бұрын
Hi, Thanks for your vids. I haven't seen them all but I was wondering if you've talked about ancient Seidr or modern Trolldom and if there's a relationship with one another either in lingüistic or historical terms, In your video about the Völva I noticed the "Spa" in "Prophecy" is the root of "Spadom" which is a method of divination in modern trolldom practice.
@sherrillknight66977 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your interesting, informative and accessible videos, Dr. Crawford. Are there any blessings for health, safe travels or future well-being in Old Norse?
@bernardofrancom77147 жыл бұрын
does anyone know what would be the best or most accurate book/author/site on Norse Galdr thanks lads!
@sirilandgren5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are truly a treasure trove (
@bezerkura6e7155 жыл бұрын
So much was lost, so much was stolen,
@4everseekingwisdom6903 жыл бұрын
The helm is the Norse equivalent to the crown..what does it symbolize..
@Edwardegraham7 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts about the Vanir? Archeologically speaking, who were they? Aesir also?
@geemailhelp1897 жыл бұрын
vanir vikings ........... aesir blond blue eyed Norse
@garychynne13777 жыл бұрын
THANK U GARE
@DAYBROK36 жыл бұрын
When talking about the spell “dead mans pants” you seemed to be in pain.
@СерхиоАларкон5 жыл бұрын
Спасибо, вы делаете интересную работу
@angryspoidah96073 жыл бұрын
The helm looks like the top of a helmet and the other looks like a sextant or some land surveyors mathematic formula using a plum bob.
@Attrazzione4 жыл бұрын
Hello. I am looking for the original translation of the 11th Spell : An eleventh I know: if haply I lead my old comrades out to war, I sing ‘neath the shields, and they fare forth mightily safe into battle, safe out of battle, and safe return from the strife. Is it in fact this one in the video? I need to create a translation from the original language into runes because I want to get it tattooed. I already got Odin and a vegvesir even though it’s not particularly Viking. It is about the nine realms though. And I thought I could never make peace with religion and things like death until I have met asatru. I am in peace with myself now and I am more aware of nature and the little things in live. I am looking for wisdom, so I look at everything positively and try to make the best out of it and be a better version of myself. There is no day that pass’s without me thinking about the Edda. I wish there would be known more about Norse Mythologie. I love your videos dude! Keep it up
@jcortese33007 жыл бұрын
Man, truth really is stranger than fiction, isn't it? Am I hearing it wrong, or was your last sentence rather ... alliterative, enough to have been an improvised bit of poetry on your part? I wonder if that isn't why they liked the looser alliterative form of poetry for singing. It probably permitted a bit more improvisational leeway to the singer. Such poetry could have encouraged singing/improvisation contests as well.
@terrylafauci7915 жыл бұрын
My furniture started floating during that chant...
@planeofinertia74335 жыл бұрын
I've enjoyed all your videos to date. ...and look forward to more in the near future. Seeress? It that Old Norse for "wand-bearer?" At least that seems to be what's the common consensus? However, I believe it just might be more like SEAR, o Greekr STAR. ...and thus a seerer, or fortune teller would have logically been a "Seerer"" aka Astrologer! Thanks so much for the great content. ~Inertia
@fudgeisg00d6 жыл бұрын
Where can I purchase/view your translations?
@UlvNord7897 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the Old Norse, so brutal and grotesque c:
@saxebbel1986 Жыл бұрын
Nice hp reference
@dieterfrank87296 жыл бұрын
So what is the spelling? Nolbrokkrstavr and galdurlog?
@stationplaza46315 жыл бұрын
What family friendly imagery the first few minutes of this video conjures up ! :-)... Quite interesting though.
@sunshinesilverarrow52926 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very interesting. 🌞N
@alanikeiser4 жыл бұрын
I prefer to work for my money hahahah I’ll pass on wearing a dead man’s skin as underpants 🤣
@Raventherose3 жыл бұрын
I was reading the wrighting and all I could think was othan from heilung
@neva_nyx2 жыл бұрын
The differences in the masculine magic and feminine magic reminds me of North American natives. They had a medicine man, we all know about him, but they never tell you there was a medicine woman. She handled only the woman's medicine.
@whynot60365 жыл бұрын
I believe in this 100% i was getting picked on at school and one day i put that symbol on my arm not knowing what it was and that same day they didn't mess with me at all s9 i did some research on it, could this be a coincidence yes, do i think it was no
@kel23074 жыл бұрын
Did he quote Harry Potter?
@coldmanblues14465 жыл бұрын
I have a VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION about spells. I'm new to this and I don't want to make a mistake please contact me. And not just the host but anyone that thinks they can help. Thank you
@GothLunaMoth5 жыл бұрын
*That explanation of “the magical scrotum money” was difficult to hear, much less speak... I’ve seen this sort of pants in an Icelandic museum or watched a show on them in fact. Oh man, good times*
@FridayDies3 жыл бұрын
I could not tell this story with a straight face
@vanessanixon51975 жыл бұрын
You have a calm and down to earth energy but an overwhelming doubt about yourself.
@scottmarkhus49567 жыл бұрын
Do you have any BIG vocabulary lists you can share? I'm looking for something in the range of 3,000 words or more.. Thanks
@jessicamark9649 Жыл бұрын
Seidr vs Seder
@rognvaldrasbjrn39725 жыл бұрын
I liked this mostly for the uncomfortable nutsack moments.. It's very interesting too
@ylva5717 жыл бұрын
Those dead man's pants... Definitely not "romantic"! Have been reading the Sagas, and in The Saga of The People of Vatnsdal, there are several references to 'Lapps', one of whom is a seeress, and a group of men who seem to work some magic spells to travel without their physical bodies and check out things in Iceland for Ingimund. I'm sure many studies have been done, but I've wondered about the relationship between the Norse people and the Saami, in particular in terms of what they believed about magic.
@Nyrge7 жыл бұрын
Ylva Sami and Finnish people were believed to be extra powerful or skilled seid magicians. We've been exchanging culture and religious beliefs for thousands of years, so I'm not going to attempt to sum up all that history in a quick reply. There are are still superstitious Nordic people who are afraid of being "ganned" (put a spell on) by the sami. I guess some folks aren't below encouraging the belief, too :) Most notably a northern Norwegian politician made the news a year or two back, complaining about being ganna by a politician from an opposing party.
@ylva5717 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks very much for that info BLGG; very interesting! I will definitely be reading more about it.
@crysvicious6 жыл бұрын
Many legendary Viking kingly bloodlines go back to saami/Lapps at some point According to oral traditions anyways and sometimes saga It says sigfather himself flew to saami land on a magick pole to learn their ways In medieval Scandinavian genealogies it was traditional to substitute saami ancestors with trolls elves or some other mythological creatures because the saami were feared and respected for their shamanic ways :) I have an ancestor named halvtroll Reasonable to assume he was half saami Lol also there was actually a saami male skeleton found in a Viking period grace in a Norse society grave yard & he was wearing Nordic women's clothing
@ylva5717 жыл бұрын
This has inspired me (again...!) to some further study. I have purchased a book called 'Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages' by Stephen A. Mitchell. Parts of it are a bit dense and perhaps scholarly, but it is fascinating and detailed. Wanted to share just in case anyone else is interested.
@jasondubose81606 жыл бұрын
Does anybody else see the face in the dead man's pants sign? It looks like a face wearing a crown.
@phinhager65092 жыл бұрын
Same voice, but your much better looking now.
@thevikingvox12777 жыл бұрын
Careful...
@asamvav6 жыл бұрын
His face when he says scrotum! ^_^
@CdABarreto4 жыл бұрын
Interesting because it points out to 'initiatic' nature of original Norse shamanism/magic. Here in South America we have the African religions (notably Candomblé) and it happens that people know about things in general fashion but to know the specifics (which are not written) one must 'make his head' and become son/daughter of a certain god/orisha(orixá in Portuguese) and then its forbidden to share the secrets (of magic). I think the comparison with Candomblé is interesting because although we speak Portuguese in Brazil (and Spanish in the rest of continent) Candomblé rituals are performed mostly in Yorubá so the initiate must learn this language. Contrary to other religions where there are at least some written traditions, in Candomblé there's just the oral tradition that is passed from generation to generation much in the fashion of Torah (not even a word can be changed).
@27POP277 жыл бұрын
3:20 + lmao
@amandamaher43645 жыл бұрын
God, I thought hoodoo was a lot of work
@HdytdjudgKfgdueurueey11 ай бұрын
😊😎😎
@kylehorner87825 ай бұрын
Saying Volva with a straight face is how we know you are an academic!
@BrandonJamesH3 жыл бұрын
Someone give the scrotum spell a try and report back to us.