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The Seeress: Germanic Tribes, Vikings, and Witches

May 13, 2022 boneandsickle EPISODE, folklore, Germanic, history, human sacrifice, legends, Norse religion, Odin, pagan, paganism, prophecy, Ragnarök, sagas, Scandinavia, Seeress, seidr, Völva, witchcraft, witches

In pagan Germanic cultures, the seeress played an extremely important role, not only as a clairvoyant, but also often fulfilling[…]

The Hellfire Clubs, Part Two

April 19, 2022 boneandsickle caves, Devil, diabolism, England, EPISODE, folklore, Francis Dashwood, ghost stories, ghosts, Hellfire Caves, Hellfire Club, legends, local legends, London, magic, occultism, paganism

The best known of the 18th-century Hellfire Clubs, one founded by Francis Dashwood, is largely remembered today because of the[…]

Hellfire Clubs, Part One

March 30, 2022 boneandsickle Britain, criminals, Dublin, England, EPISODE, folk tales, folklore, Hell, Hellfire Club, history, Ireland, legends, London, seduction, sex

The Hellfire Clubs of 18th-century Great Britain were gatherings of upper-class libertines dedicated to hedonism, blasphemous jests and taboo activities[…]