Strandagaldur

[[File:Strandagaldur sign.jpg|alt=Strandagaldur|thumb|The exterior of '''Strandagaldur''', The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft in Hólmavík, ''Iceland''.]]

[[File:Strandagaldur sign.jpg|alt=Strandagaldur|thumb|The exterior of '''Strandagaldur''', The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft in Hólmavík, ''Iceland''.]]

'''Strandagaldur''' ({{IPA|is|ˈstrantaˌkaltʏr̥}}), also known as '''The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft''', is a privately operated and publicly accessible museum dedicated to the [[folklore]] and history of [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcery]] and [[witchcraft]] in [[Iceland]]. First opened in 2000, and curated by Sigurður Atlason (d. 2018), the museum is located in the coastal town [[Hólmavík]].{{r|Lund}} Based on research which began in 1996,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.galdrasyning.is/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=5&Itemid=100034&lang=en|title=The History of Icelandic Sorcery {{!}} Strandagaldur ~ Galdrasýning á Ströndum ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft|website=www.galdrasyning.is|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref> the museum contains various permanent and special exhibitions on subjects such as the [[Nábrók]] (or necropants)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/28/necropants-iceland-legend_n_4164338.html|title=Necropants, Made From Dead Man's Skin, At Center Of Icelandic Legend (NSFW)|date=2013-10-28|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-05-28|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Icelandic magical staves]], [[Tilberi]], and ''Icelandic'' [[grimoire]]s. An upstairs area focuses on the history of witch hunts in Iceland, and the [[genealogy]] of witches and their accusers. A note invites visitors to consider how they might be related to the historical figures.

'''Strandagaldur''' ({{IPA|is|ˈstrantaˌkaltʏr̥}}), also known as '''The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft''' or '''Galdrasýning á Ströndum''', is a privately operated and publicly accessible museum dedicated to the [[folklore]] and history of [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcery]] and [[witchcraft]] in [[Iceland]]. First opened in June 2000,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bb.is/2025/06/galdrasyningin-25-ara/|title=Galdrasýningin 25 ára|website=bb.is|language=is|date=2025-06-25|access-date=2025-07-04}}</ref> and curated by Sigurður Atlason (d. 2018), the museum is located in the coastal town [[Hólmavík]].{{r|Lund}} Based on research which began in 1996,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.galdrasyning.is/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=5&Itemid=100034&lang=en|title=The History of Icelandic Sorcery {{!}} Strandagaldur ~ Galdrasýning á Ströndum ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft|website=www.galdrasyning.is|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref> the museum contains various permanent and special exhibitions on subjects such as the [[Nábrók]] (or necropants)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/28/necropants-iceland-legend_n_4164338.html|title=Necropants, Made From Dead Man's Skin, At Center Of Icelandic Legend (NSFW)|date=2013-10-28|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-05-28|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Icelandic magical staves]], [[Tilberi]], and ''Icelandic'' [[grimoire]]s. An upstairs area focuses on the history of witch hunts in Iceland, and the [[genealogy]] of witches and their accusers. A note invites visitors to consider how they might be related to the historical figures.

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