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md --- ## 1. Witchcraft as Skill and Craft The attitude of ancient Scandinavians toward the ability to practice magic was remarkably pragmatic. Pagans often treated it as an additional skill a person possessed. This applied equally to men and women. Examples from the sagas: - **Torgunna** in the *Saga of Eirik the Red*: "Leiv took a liking to a woman named Torgunna there. She was of noble birth and, as Leiv understood, skilled in witchcraft" — note the casual, descriptive tone. - **Svan** in the *Saga of the People of Laxárdalr*: "Svan was very skilled in witchcraft... He was of heavy temper and hard to deal with" — skill noted alongside character, not as a supernatural aberration. Despite this pragmatism, witchcraft was not an especially honorable occupation. Sorcerers and witches were sensibly feared and not trusted. This negative attitude intensified with the arrival of Christianity.
