seidmenn

seiðr (sometimes anglicized as seidhr, seidh, seidr, seithr, seith, or seid) was a type of magic which was practised in Norse society during the Late Scandinavian Iron Age. Seiðr of male practitioners, who were known as seiðmenn, but by practicing magic, they brought a social taboo, which was known as an ergi, upon themselves, and they were sometimes persecuted as a result. In many cases these magical practitioners would have had assistants to aid them in to aid them in their rituals.