Witchcraft in Sweden

In Old Norse, '''' (sometimes anglicized as seidhr, seidh, seidr, seithr, seith, or seid'') was a type of magic practiced in Norse society during the Late Scandinavian Iron Age. The practice of is believed to be a form of magic which is related to both the telling and the shaping of the future. Connected to the Old Norse religion, its origins are largely unknown, and its practice gradually declined after the Christianization of Scandinavia. Accounts of later made it into sagas and other literary sources, while further evidence of it has been unearthed by archaeologists. Various scholars have d

island in Sweden

thumb|right|200px|Vanlandi was burned by the river Skúta/Skytaa/Skutån ("shooting creek"). In the summer, the creek hardly merits the name, and today it is called Skuttungeån.

thumb|Blockula in the thumb|Witches' Sabbath at the Blocksberg, Johannes Praetorius, Leipzig, 1668 thumb|Detail of the stone labyrinth on the Swedish islet of Blå Jungfrun Blockula (, ) was a legendary island where the Devil held his Earthly court during a witches' Sabbath. It was described as containing a massive meadow with no visible end, and a large house where the Devil would stay.

Old Germanic term for spell or incantation

witch on flying broomstick at Eastertime within older folklore