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Laura M. Hughes (Demi Harper) on X: "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
As Manx as the Hills - STANG RIDING, NÍðINGS/NITHINGS & NIðSTANG/NITHING POLES In older times on the Isle of Man, for the majority of people marriage was 'until death us do part.'
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