Originally posted by Vazkulator:

Originally posted by Yes, I have a Mic.:

First result when I typed in "norse mythology necromancy" into google. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%B3galdr

There were others but I figured one instance of necromatic magic would be enough to dispel yet another mystified thread essentially saying;
"Magic? Vikings? Vikings and magic? Magic and vikings? Magic vikings? Vikings casting magic? WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥ IS HAPPENING!?"

Originally posted by Yes, I have a Mic.:

"Wait... wait... hold on... hold on... so you're trying to tell me that a *viking* that has passed into the afterlife can fight an ice dragon with magic instead of a magic axe? How does that make ANY SENSE!?"

ok, done now.

are you assuming that this 17th century poem is mirroring any historical value or anything of relevance with the asatru belief system ?

Would you prefer this result? https://skjalden.com/volva-the-viking-witch-or-seeress/
How about this one? https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1291/norse-ghosts--funerary-rites/
This one? https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Draugr
No? What about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei%C3%B0r

Theres tons more and I'm more than happy to send them.
I love teaching people how to use search engines. Its a passion of mine.
Anything I can do to make your experience serving Odin more believable to you would make my day.