Name: WITCHCRAFT WINE WEDNESDAY #3
Start: 2026-04-15T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Veghusastigur 9, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland

On the 15th of April we will have the third edition of our monthly Witchcraft Wine Wednesday, hosted by Kári Pálsson and Giorgia Sottotetti. The well known pair will talk about their books and their studies of witchcraft, introducing us to the world of Icelandic traditional magic. Spells will be casted in a laid back mood, always accompanied by wine curated by the sommeliers of Port9.
For this monthly meeting be ready to be enchanted, to learn more about magic but also prepare your story! We want to offer you the opportunity of an open mic to tell us about your folklore! A story your grandma from Seyðisfjörður told you when you were small? A legend from the deep countryside of your home country? We want to hear it all!
Kári Pálsson and Giorgia Sottotetti will sale books during the event!
Kári Pálsson is an Icelandic folklorist, antiquarian, and musician. Kári specializes in Old Icelandic literature, pre-Christian Religions of the North, and Icelandic folk belief. He holds an MA in Old Norse Religion from the University of Iceland. The Galdrabók: Forbidden Icelandic Folk Magic (2024), Kári’s first publication with Hyldyr, became an immediate classic in the genre. Containing the first publication of the Jarðskinna manuscript, this edition has already become extremely influential. In 2025, Kári co-authored Galdrastafir: Historical Icelandic Magic Symbols (2025) with Giorgia Sottotetti.
A passionate speaker at the National Museum of Iceland, Giorgia Sottotetti is an Italian archaeologist who holds an MA in Viking and Old Norse Medieval Studies obtained at the University of Iceland. Her main area of research lies in material culture, the archaeology of religion and ritual, Old Norse Religion(s), and multidisciplinary approaches. In addition to her work as a speaker and an advisor for Hyldyr, Sottotetti has for example provided valuable material to Kári Pálsson’s The Galdrabók: Forbidden Icelandic Folk Magic (2024). Giorgia co-authored Galdrastafir: Historical Icelandic Magic Symbols (2025) with Kári Pálsson.