Episode 225: Dark Animation (ad-free) (Patreon)

One of the most crowded landscapes in folklore comes from one of the most harsh and barren locations in the world. But the dead might just have too many stories to tell.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by GennaRose Nethercott and music by Chad Lawson.

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Further Reading

1. “Archaeologists Unearth Viking Hall in Denmark,” Smithsonian Magazine, January 6, 2023, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-large-viking-hall-in-denmark-180981397.
2. “4 Stories of Trolls who turned into Rock.” Grey Line. July 19, 2021. https://grayline.is/blog/4-stories-of-trolls-who-turned-into-rocks
3. “Draugr – Vikings Feared This Ugly Living Dead With Prophetic Visions.” Ancient Pages. May 24, 2020. https://www.ancientpages.com/2020/05/24/draugr-vikings-feared-living-dead-with-prophetic-visions
4. “Feilberg, H.F. "The Corpse-Door: A Danish Survival," Folklore 1#8 (1907), p. 366 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1254489
5. “Folklore in Iceland.” Guide to Iceland. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/folklore-in-iceland
6. “Hekla - The Gateway to Hell.” Oregon State University. October 16, 2015. https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/news/hekla-gateway-hell
7. “Hekla, Iceland’s most dangerous volcano?” Iceland Monitor. July 16, 2016. https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2016/07/16/hekla_iceland_s_most_dangerous_volcano
8. “Hekla Volcano.” Arctic Adventures. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://adventures.is/iceland/attractions/hekla-volcano
9. “House Wights & Landvaettir.” The Crows Fjord. July 27, 2018. https://thecrowsfjord.com/2018/07/27/house-wights-landvaettir
10. “Icelandic Coat of Arms.” Government of Iceland. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.government.is/topics/governance-and-national-symbols/icelandic-coat-of-arms
11. “Icelandic Volcanos.” Arctic Adventures. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://adventures.is/information/icelandic-volcanoes
12. “King Olaf Trygvason’s Saga.” Sacred Texts. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/heim/07olaftr.htm
13. “Necropants and Other Tales of 17th-Century Icelandic Sorcery.” Atlas Obscura. September 18, 2017. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/objects-of-intrigue-necropants
14. “Necropants: Did Icelandic Sorcerers Really Make Magic Pants Out Of Human Skin?” Ancient Origins. June 27, 2018. https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/necropants-icelandic-sorcerers-magic-pants-human-skin-021958
15. “Norway Trolls: Everything You Need to Know.” Adventures.com. February 28, 2022. https://adventures.com/blog/norway-trolls
16. “Old Norse White Walkers?” Medievalists.net. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.medievalists.net/2017/09/old-norse-white-walkers
17. “Scandinavia’s Draugen – Vampire, Zombie, or Ghost?” Cryptoville. October 22, 2014. https://visitcryptoville.com/2014/10/22/scandinavias-draugen-vampire-zombie-or-ghost
18. Sigmundsdottir, Alda. Icelandic Folk Legends (Little Books Publishing, 2016). Pp 7-22.
19. Simpson, Jacqueline. Icelandic Folktales and Legends. (University of California Press, 1972). Pp 11, 14, 15. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Icelandic_Folktales_and_Legends/HY-DCKd6UgUC?q=irafells+mori&gbpv=1#f=false
20. Stefansson, Hjörleifur Helgi. Icelandic Folk Tales (The History Press, 2020). Pp 16-18.
21. “The majestic Hvítserkur Sea Stack - the Troll of North-West Iceland.” Guide to Iceland. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/hvitserkur-up-north
22. “The Skinny on Necropants: Trousers Made Of Human Skin.” Ripley’s. March 8, 2020. https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/necropants
23. “The Walking Dead: draugr and Aptrgangr in Old Norse Literature.” The Viking Answer Lady. Accessed May 26, 2022. http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ghosts.shtml
24. “The weird story of an Icelandic ghost named Þórgunna.” Medievalists.net. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/icelandic-ghost-thorgunna
25. “Thorgunna.” Women of 1000 AD. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://womenof1000ad.weebly.com/thorgunna.html