stackyFACTSWhile mainland Europe was ruthlessly persecuting women, the witch hunts in Iceland predominantly targeted strange, eccentric men. If an Icelandic man was caught carving weird runes on wooden sticks or having an ongoing feud with a neighbor, he was highly likely to be accused of practicing dark magic.
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