11. Necropants and Icelandic Staves

In this episode, I cover a few pieces of Icelandic sorcery, including the Vegvisir, the Helm of Awe, and the original skinny jeans: Necropants. And if you enjoyed last week's episode on the Hand of Glory, you won't want to miss the corpse-britches.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegv%C3%ADsir
https://nordicperspective.com/history/vegvisir-guide
https://norse-mythology.org/vegvisir/
https://sagy.vikingove.cz/en/origins-of-the-vegvisir-symbol/
https://skjalden.com/vegvisir/
https://www.voluspa.org/poeticedda.htm (The Poetic Edda)
https://www.voluspa.org/fafnismal.htm (The Lay of Fafnir)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J4G7-et6LI (A Jackson Crawford video on Youtube. He has a great series on Norse Mythology.)
https://skjalden.com/helm-of-awe/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galdrab%C3%B3k
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15191/the-helm-of-awe/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helm_of_Awe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_of_Solomon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_magical_staves
https://www.galdrastafir.org/category/manuscript/ (Magical Manuscripts)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1br%C3%B3k
https://caitlinfitzgeraldart.com/necropants-and-icelandic-witchcraft-in-folklore/
https://icelandmag.is/article/macabre-necropants-made-dead-mans-skin-display-holmavik
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/objects-of-intrigue-necropants
https://darktourists.com/necropants-at-the-museum-of-icelandic-sorcery-and-witchcraft/

Music: http://www.purple-planet.com