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Speaking of Iron Age and early Medieval human sacrifices in the Nordic World, as well as the ritualization of violence, and how historiography and cinematography portrays these subjects. I would like to suggest two videos I’ve done on the case of bodily destruction and sacrifice as a form of transformation that provokes a beneficial effect, and radical change, in the life of the community of the living. Two mythological subjects that might shed light into the religious mentality of pre-Christian Nordic peoples in relation to human sacrifice: (1) Kvasir - The Blood of the Gods: (2) Ymir - The Scream of Life: My Social Media:
