All Hallow’s Eve and the Scandinavian Witches Tradition
Join us for a chill-spining and fascinating historic journey into the mystical world of Scandinavian folklore and ancient witchcraft with the Norwegian historian and folklorist Lena. In this spellbinding lecture, we’ll delve into the rich magical traditions surrounding All Hallow’s Eve or the old Norse Àlfablòt. We will be exploring its connections to the dark and fascinating Völvas- the witchcraft legends of the North. From eerie tales of powerful shamans and spirit worlds to the ancient rituals that shaped the Viking culture Lena will talk about all the mysteries of how these Scandinavian traditions have influenced modern Halloween. Discover the hidden lore of witches and enchanted spells and prepare to be surprised about the magical practices that still echo through the forests and fjords of Scandinavia today..
Bio:
Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand is a Norwegian lecturer with a master degree in language, culture and literature from the University of Oslo and Linnaeus University. She has been lecturing and teaching various subjects since 1998. Her field of interest and main focus has always been topics that others have considered strange, eccentric and eerie, and she has specialised in a variety of dark subjects linked to folklore, mythology and Victorian traditions and medicine. Her students often point out her thorough knowledge about the subjects she is teaching, in addition to her charismatic appearance. She refers to herself as a performance lecturer and always gives her audience an outstanding experience
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