Are these the most terrifying trousers ever? The 17th century NECROPANTS made from corpse legs - and are supposed to be lucky The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft in Holmavik houses the only known intact pair of necropants In order to make the necropants, or nábrók, an individual had to get permission from a living man to use his skin after his death According to legend, the trousers brought their wearer wealth and luck, but had to be passed on to a future generation before his own death By SARAH GRIFFITHS PUBLISHED: 12:33 GMT, 25 October 2013 | UPDATED: 15:18 GMT, 25 October 2013 83 shares 134 View comments Many people will be planning scary costumes for Halloween, but nothing is likely to compare to this pair of macabre trousers. In 17th century Iceland, sorcerers wore trousers made of a dead friends skin that were said to bring them wealth. According to legend, a morbid deal was struck between two friends to arrange who became the trousers or necropants, which were used for purposes of traditional magic at the time. dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2476512/Are-terrifying-trousers-The-17th-century-NECROPANTS-corpse-legs--supposed-lucky.html
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:29:48 +0000
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