Passages that relate to all things unnatural – monsters, magic, and other unexplained phenomena.
“Then a third spoke: “He should strike Regin’s head off; then he alone would control the huge store of gold.”” […]
“He sank into the grave, the earth closed over him, the cross was laid upon it and he remained quiet.” […]
“When there is no hope left; when as the strength decreases they are eventually so distressed that they prefer to die in death than drag out a life of death, they get themselves finally transported in a boat to the larger island.” […]
“We were all upon our knees, and out hair about our eyes, and our hands lifted up to THE DIVELL, and our eyes steadfast looking upon him, praying, and saying words which he learned us, thrice over, for destroying of this Laird’s children, and to make his house heirless.” […]
“Then came against him a big bull, wading out into the water and bellowing fearfully. A multitude of land-wights followed him. Away he backed from there.” […]
“So being absolved he went, with a great train of people following, to his grave and sank into it, and it closed over him of its own accord.” […]
“The Goths always sought to appease Odin with the harshest rites, that is to say with the death of their prisoners, supposing that the presider over wars was more fitly appeased with human blood.” […]
“The youngest and lustiest women will have very great pleasure in their carnal cowpulatioun with him, yea much more than with their own husbands, and they will have an exceeding great desire of it with him, as much as he can have to them, and more, and never think shame of it.” […]
“The old woman slipped on the vulture’s blood, and fell on her back, and there was a great struggle between them, so that each alternately was underneath.” […]
“Then he performed a great sacrifice, sacrificing him a son every tenth year; and also, that he was to name some district after the number of sons he had sacrificed to Othin.” […]
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