Private blood, ghosts and folklore Old Town 2h Stockholm tour

4.4 (5 reviews) Stockholm, Sweden
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Duration1h 30m
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LanguagesSwedish, English
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Explore the darker past of Stockholm in this ghost walk. Explore bloody history, ghost stories and dark Swedish Folklore on this private historical tour.
Explore the Swedish ancient myths of Vaesen. Experience stories of the mediveal undead and dark customs of the past.
Explore the darker past of Stockholm in this ghost walk about the pestilence 1709-12. See the ally of the executioner named Hell, meet folklore Vaesen like the myrling or Näcken, the curses the elves blow on you making you sick. And the most terrifying of all; the mediveal and Viking undead crawling spreading sicknesses and death.

What's included

  • Guide
  • Gratuities

What to expect

  1. Stortorget
    10m
    Here at stortorget we will talk about death and the magical use of body parts in folklore.
    Explore about the executions of around 90 souls around when the Danish King Kristian took Stockholm. We also explore the folklore beliefs in the blood of the dead to use for curses, the gallow parts to brew good tale and how to use other parts of the dead...
  2. 10m
    We'll walk along Prästgatan, exploring it's part formerly named "Hell" where the excursionist lived.
  3. Stockholm Old Town
    10m
    At the door of a house.we explore the use of protection with iron to protect against the vaesen. Against elves who comes with the mist (souls not getting rest), learn about the Swedish Tomte. Not to forget the all so important protection of the door and the newborn who before the baptism lacks protection against the trolls and the Devil. What protection measures you should use.
  4. 10m
    We explore the folklore vaesen connected to water. Hear about Näcken, the bäckahästen (the Swedish version of Kelpie), the Sjörå, (sea-rå) and the skepps-rå (skiprå) among others and how they tried to drown people and lure them into the deep.
  5. Kungstradgarden
    20m
    Here we start exploring the folklore believes of other Swedish folklore Vaesen like the dangerous Skogsrået / huldran, the undead living child Myrling and other folklore creatures of the past sucking blood and spreading death..
  6. S:t Jacobs Kyrka
    15m
    We continue visiting the outside of this church and talk about the church door, the weak points of the church, the exorcism of the kid at the baptism and what to do if you had a worst enemy to punish.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet the guide by the right side of the stairs leading into the Nobel museum in Old Town Stockholm. We start our walk there exploring the dark parts of old town and beyond.

End point

This tour ends just outside of Old town on the north side besides Kungsträdgården where it is a 10min walk back to the start. The tour goes in old town and around.

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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