Icelandic Witchcraft facts
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In 17th century Icelandic witchcraft, people would fashion pants made from the skin of a dead man. Known as "nábrók", or "necropants", they were supposed to bring the wearer unlimited wealth.
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Nábrók, a practice in Icelandic witchcraft that involved wearing pants made of a dead mans skin. These pants would supply an endless supply of money by continuously drawing coins into the scrotum.
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Necropants, which were made from the skin of a dead man and were believed in Icelandic witchcraft to bring endless fortune to the wearer. To make the ritual work, one would flay a corpse (with their permission), steal a coin from a widow, and place it in the scrotum so they would never empty.
