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

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 https://bladehoner.wordpress.com/author/ https://www.instagram.com/mariakvilhaug/ https://www.facebook.com/ladyofthe.labyrinth/ https://www.patreon.com/MariaKvilhaug PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL contact@intheborderlands.com TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Þórbjǫrg vǫlva in Saga of Erik the Red https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiðr#Erik_the_Red Lotte Motz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_Motz Ynglinga saga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ynglinga_saga Snorri Sturluson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorri_Sturluson Heimskringla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimskringla Runes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runes Galdr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galdr Kjalnesinga saga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjalnesinga_saga Cinderella https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella Brothers Grimm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm Saxo Grammaticus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxo_Grammaticus Bearskin (fairy tale) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearskin_(German_fairy_tale) Odysseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odysseus Circe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe Odin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin Gunnlöd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnl%C3%B6%C3%B0