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A priest was journeying from Ulster to Meath accompanied only by a single youth when they were benighted in a wood. They had kindled a fire when a huge wolf approached them and spoke, telling the travellers to fear nothing. The priest adjured him by all that was sacred not to do them harm and … Read more
“In the north of Norway, in upland-dales, reigned a king called Hring; and he had a son named Björn. Now it fell out that the queen died, much lamented by the king, and by all. The people advised him to marry again, and so be sent men south to get him a wife. A gale … Read more
The Ynglinga Saga (c. 7) says of Odin, that “he changed form; the bodies lay as though sleeping or dead, but he was a bird or a beast, a fish, or a woman, and went in a twinkling to far distant lands, doing his own or other people’s business.” In like manner the Danish king … Read more
From Petronius’ “Satyricon” The Werewolf Story told by Niceros All right, let’s go the limit for a good time, though I’m afraid these scholars will laugh at me, but I’ll tell my tale and they can go as far as they like. For what the hell do I care who laughs? It’s better to belaughed … Read more
Slovakian household tale given by T. T. Hanush in the third volume of Zeitschrift für Deutsche Mythologie. "There was once a father, who had nine daughters, and they were all marriageable, but the youngest was the most beautiful. The father was a were-wolf. One day it came into his head: ‘What is the good of … Read more
From THE BOOK OF WERE-WOLVES by SABINE BARING-GOULD Smith, Elder & Co., London 1865 There is another story bearing on the subject in the Hrolfs Saga Kraka, which is pretty; it is as follows:– "In the north of Norway, in upland-dales, reigned a king called Hring; and he had a son named Björn. Now … Read more
From THE BOOK OF WERE-WOLVES by SABINE BARING-GOULD Smith, Elder & Co., London 1865 In like manner were wolves’ dresses used. The following curious passage is from the wild Saga of the Völsungs:– "It is now to be told that Sigmund thought Sinfjötli too young to help him in his revenge, and he wished … Read more
From THE BOOK OF WERE-WOLVES by SABINE BARING-GOULD Smith, Elder & Co., London 1865 I will give a few instances of each of the three methods of changing bodies mentioned above. Freyja and Frigg had their falcon dresses in which they visited different regions of the earth, and Loki is said to have borrowed these, … Read more