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Maria Kvilhaug: In the Bay of Magic and the Wilderness of Cave Land – Initiation Narratives in the Sagas #20

83 min • 12 september 2022
We are happy to welcome our friend Maria Kvilhaug back «In the Borderlands»! This time, the author and historian gives us a fascinating look into her upcoming work – a book presenting a comprehensive list of instances of seidr in Norse sources.
Seidr can be seen as a Norse form of shamanism and the stories Maria shine a light upon in her research paint a far more diverse, gender fluid and colourful picture of old Norse society and religious practices than what we are used to.
Come join us on a journey through spell songs, fate swapping, transgressive trials of initiation and divine intercourse.


Maria Kvilhaug


REFERENCES
Þórbjǫrg vǫlva in Saga of Erik the Red
Lotte Motz
Ynglinga saga
Snorri Sturluson
Heimskringla
Runes
Galdr
Kjalnesinga saga
Cinderella
Brothers Grimm
Saxo Grammaticus
Bearskin (fairy tale)
Odysseus
Circe
Odin
Gunnlöd
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