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1. 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account (thorthenorseman@octodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Oct-2018 06:13:33 EDT 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account

   It's kind of fascinating that even today, there exists a perception with some ethnic Norwegians that the Sami, the indigenous people of Norway, have special access to the spiritual world. I knew that the Vikings would sometimes consult a noadi (Sami shaman), but I didn't know that such beliefs had stuck around until I encountered a superstitious woman from East Norway who, upon hearing that my mother was Sami, made claims of such abilities in the Samis, and seemed in awe of them.

   1. 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account (thorthenorseman@octodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Oct-2018 06:15:49 EDT 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account

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      Depicted is a Sami rune drum. It works a bit like a Ouija board. You chant and strike the drum and watch where the piece of bone goes, and make a prophecy based on the symbol it lands on.