Trolldom conditions; Gastkramad

Uncategorized May 10, 2023

Trolldom conditions; Gastkramad -Touched by a spirit of the dead in the Scandinavian folklore


Being afflicted by an evil spirit of the dead are usually categorized under the condition of Gastkramad in the Swedish trolldom tradition. The word gastkraming consists of the word Gast - Eng. "ghost" - and kramad - Eng. "hugged". So a litterar translation of this spiritual condition would be "hugged by a ghost".  

Linnaeus dressed as a Saame.On May 27, 1741 the famous Swedish botanist Carl von LinnaĂ©us wrote down this troll formula against gastkramning during this trip to Öland;

WĂ„r Herre Chrest och Santa Peer
De ginge seg den wÀjen fram
SÄ möter dem en döer man
DÄ sa wÄr Herre Ä Santa Peer
Te den döa Mannen
Hwa ska du gÄ?
Den döa Mannen sa
Ja ska gĂ„ te N. –. [patientens namn]
Hwa ska du dÀr?
Sa wÄr Herre Ä Santa Peer.
Ja ska krysta honom sÄ hierta-bloet ska rotas
NÀj dÀ ska ja förwÀira dei 
Ja ska lÀgga deke under stÄk och stojin
SÄ at du ska giöra ingen man mojin.


English translation; 

Our Lord and Saint Peter
T
...

Continue Reading...
Close

50% Complete

Two Step

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.