Norse Werewolves, Ulfheðnar and Wolf-Men from Scandinavian Folklore Explained
In this video we explore werewolves in Nordic & Scandinavian folklore and myths, all the way from the wolf berserkers known as Ulfhednar (Ulfheðnar), wolf shapeshifters in Norse mythology, Signe & Sigmund from the Völsunga saga, to later Christianized tales and folk beliefs surrounding werewolves.
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Music:
"Song of the Volga Boatmen", "Egmont Overture", "Firesong", Agnus Die X", "Schmetterling" and "Iron Horse" all by:
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Norse Werewolves and Shapeshifting Warriors
01:08 Similarity to the Werebear (Mannbjørn)
01:27 Old Norse "Hamr": Clothing and Shapeshifting
02:56 Völsunga Saga: Signe, Sigmund and the Wolf
05:13 The Ulfheðnar: Wolf Berserkers
08:02 Christianization and Changes
08:42 The Werewolf (Varulv) in Later Folklore
09:02 The Werewolf Transformation
10:50 Becoming a Werewolf: The Curse
14:17 Identifying a Werewolf Among Us
16:05 Breaking the Werewolf Curse
17:32 Outro
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I didn’t j ow that WereBears were from actual mythology. I thought they originated in Tolkien’s writings ...! I look forward to learning more about them ! Werewolf stories of all kind have always fascinated ( and scared) me ...! These stories were great ! Thanks Anna !
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! As far as I'm aware he drew inspiration from the Norse berserkers. "Berserker" is thought to mean something along the lines of "bear-skin" or "bear-shirt" which came from the pelts they wore/whatever rituals were undergone before battle :)
@robgau2501
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Tolkien got everything from mythology and made it new. Except for Hobbits. I think he created them.
Not just Scandinavia.....Tolkein was fascinated by shape shifting ...
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, he got a lot of influence from Norse beliefs and stories! 😊
@eamonnclabby7067
2 жыл бұрын
@@AnnaBridgland indeed he did...the film...Tolkein was mainly shot here on the wirral...a veritable place of mystery and mythological history....cheers/slainte....E.
I love tales of Ulfhednar! It's hard to find good content about it. Thank you for this!
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!!
This is one of my favorite videos of yours.
Thank you for doing this without wearing a wolf's skin like another video I just watched.
always cool when you post Anna !!! maybe you should see an orthodontist.................
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
No thank you, they can keep their tooth file to themselves! 😂
@eamonnclabby7067
2 жыл бұрын
@@AnnaBridgland the tooth!!!!....I just can't handle the tooth....apologies for the Jack Nicholson adaptation....
@Anna Bridgland - Folklore, Mythology & Fairy Tales >>> 👍👍
Love it! This is excellent, it'll make it a lot easier for my research into my next werewolf writing adventure xD
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
Always glad to hear it!!
Recently I've noticed hairs beginning to grow out of my ears, does that mean I'm gonna transform soon? Great episode, I love this channel.
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a 50-50 likelihood of either a werewolf curse or just getting old. I think I would take the former 😂
Excellent video Anna!
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
I’m a little confused. Are ulfhednars like werewolves? They weren’t human right? Kind of like wolf-demons?
Could please link to the music on this video? I like this version of the ' Volga boatmen'.
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
The list of all the songs used is in the description, Kevin MacLeod's website is here: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html Pop "volga" into the search bar and it should come up!
✨Good stuff✨🙂👍🏻✨👏🏼✨
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
🐺 🐺 🐺 This is great 💯 👍 😃
@AnnaBridgland
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
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They are real and ruling nations like the king's evil mother.
There wolf.