Sources from Episode 225

  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