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Image: Olaus Magnus - On Wizards and Magicians among the Finns

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Description: The picture shows a scene from Finland where many of the inhabitants had magic forces. A speciality was to sell suitable winds to merchant sailors. The man to the right sells a rope with three knots to the captain of the ship. If you loose one knot, you get mild winds. Two knots gives stronger winds and three hard storms. The crew of the sinking ship in the background have not believed in this magic and loosed the third knot.
Title: Olaus Magnus - On Wizards and Magicians among the Finns
Credit: "Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus", book 3 - retrieved from Lars Henriksson's clipart collection, descriptions used with permission.
Author: Olaus Magnus
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