Oreamnos Oddities - What is a Niding (or Nithing) Pole? “In the Viking age the most spectacular way of cursing an enemy was by the Niding Pole (the Nithstong or Scorn-Post). They
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![Laura M. Hughes (Demi Harper) on Twitter: "A NIDSTANG, or nithing pole, was used in Old Norse religion to curse one's bitterest enemy. The head of a freshly slaughtered horse would be Laura M. Hughes (Demi Harper) on Twitter: "A NIDSTANG, or nithing pole, was used in Old Norse religion to curse one's bitterest enemy. The head of a freshly slaughtered horse would be](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DreAv5mWwAUkC5B.jpg)
Laura M. Hughes (Demi Harper) on Twitter: "A NIDSTANG, or nithing pole, was used in Old Norse religion to curse one's bitterest enemy. The head of a freshly slaughtered horse would be
Vikingverse on Twitter: "@Vergast404 The Icelandic Vatnsdæla saga records that when Finbogi failed to show up for fight, Jökul raised a nithing pole by carving out a human head which was placed
![Vikingverse on Twitter: "@Vergast404 The Icelandic Vatnsdæla saga records that when Finbogi failed to show up for fight, Jökul raised a nithing pole by carving out a human head which was placed Vikingverse on Twitter: "@Vergast404 The Icelandic Vatnsdæla saga records that when Finbogi failed to show up for fight, Jökul raised a nithing pole by carving out a human head which was placed](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dg8_srsUEAU50y9.jpg)
Vikingverse on Twitter: "@Vergast404 The Icelandic Vatnsdæla saga records that when Finbogi failed to show up for fight, Jökul raised a nithing pole by carving out a human head which was placed
![cheapcakeripper on Twitter: "Nith works. Always. Even if it's made by an animal-blind person. #Vikingane #Norsemen #TheLastKingdom #Skade #Jackdaw #Drim #DadCalledDad https://t.co/YmGIcy8C1m" / Twitter cheapcakeripper on Twitter: "Nith works. Always. Even if it's made by an animal-blind person. #Vikingane #Norsemen #TheLastKingdom #Skade #Jackdaw #Drim #DadCalledDad https://t.co/YmGIcy8C1m" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ee0WDq1WsAE_2KZ.jpg)