September 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Speaking of Iceland, I still have a deep desire to go see the Necropants at the Icelandic witch museum.
August 16, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Speaking of Iceland, I still have a deep desire to go see the Necropants at the Icelandic witch museum.
I have my phone trained well. I mispelled "next" and it suggested "necropants"
September 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I have my phone trained well. I mispelled "next" and it suggested "necropants"
btw I censored the necropants to get around the adult content filter
August 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
btw I censored the necropants to get around the adult content filter
I'm honestly thinking about writing a book set in 17th century Iceland just to get an excuse to write about necropants.
Also, a fun fact about the Icelandic witch trials is that we burned mostly men for witchcraft.
Also, a fun fact about the Icelandic witch trials is that we burned mostly men for witchcraft.
Necropants and Other Tales of 17th-Century Icelandic Sorcery
Magic wealth and goat's milk could be yours—if you could stomach the rituals.
www.atlasobscura.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I'm honestly thinking about writing a book set in 17th century Iceland just to get an excuse to write about necropants.
Also, a fun fact about the Icelandic witch trials is that we burned mostly men for witchcraft.
Also, a fun fact about the Icelandic witch trials is that we burned mostly men for witchcraft.
March 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Me: *explains necropants to Liz*
Liz: So you can only use AMAB necropants?
Me: Yes, because the AFAB necropants don't-
Liz: THE AFAB NECROPANTS DON'T HAVE POCKETS.
Liz: So you can only use AMAB necropants?
Me: Yes, because the AFAB necropants don't-
Liz: THE AFAB NECROPANTS DON'T HAVE POCKETS.
January 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Me: *explains necropants to Liz*
Liz: So you can only use AMAB necropants?
Me: Yes, because the AFAB necropants don't-
Liz: THE AFAB NECROPANTS DON'T HAVE POCKETS.
Liz: So you can only use AMAB necropants?
Me: Yes, because the AFAB necropants don't-
Liz: THE AFAB NECROPANTS DON'T HAVE POCKETS.
Reading the icelandic folktales has reignited my desire to see the Necropants and the Icelandic witch museum.
June 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reading the icelandic folktales has reignited my desire to see the Necropants and the Icelandic witch museum.
I WANT TO GO AND SEE THE NECROPANTS FOR MYSELF SO BADLY
[A giant black cat missing half her ear blocks your path.] 🐈⬛
CAT: You wish to gaze upon the Nábrók? Not so fast. Every pilgrim to the Icelandic Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft must pay the toll.
i'm making these postcards of my kitty Phoebe to fund lifesaving care for her 🙏 link in qrt ⬇️
CAT: You wish to gaze upon the Nábrók? Not so fast. Every pilgrim to the Icelandic Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft must pay the toll.
i'm making these postcards of my kitty Phoebe to fund lifesaving care for her 🙏 link in qrt ⬇️
August 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I WANT TO GO AND SEE THE NECROPANTS FOR MYSELF SO BADLY
You guys have the necropants!
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
You guys have the necropants!
Let me tell you about necropants…
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Let me tell you about necropants…
The Necropants never disappoint
Need money? Icelandic tradition would advise (though I would not) you dig up a dead man and make from his skin Nábrók, Death Underpants or Necropants in modern pop parlance. They're not stylish, but when you've got money, you set the style, right? #WyrdWednesday
December 18, 2024 at 6:53 PM
The Necropants never disappoint
necropants is an incredible calque
January 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
necropants is an incredible calque
Somehow this is worse than necropants.
i literally have never been speechless in my life but my husband just showed me a story about “save my ink forever”,
a company that
ALLOWS YOU TO SEND A SLICED OFF HUNK OF A DEAD PERSONS TATTOOED FLESH AND THEY PRESERVE IT AND PUT IT IN A FRAME
no.
a company that
ALLOWS YOU TO SEND A SLICED OFF HUNK OF A DEAD PERSONS TATTOOED FLESH AND THEY PRESERVE IT AND PUT IT IN A FRAME
no.
August 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Somehow this is worse than necropants.
...and, er... necropants, which are, in theory, the skin of a man peeled from the waist down, although obviously these aren’t real human skin
April 10, 2026 at 8:46 AM
...and, er... necropants, which are, in theory, the skin of a man peeled from the waist down, although obviously these aren’t real human skin
Fell down a Wikipedia rabbithole and encountered the concept of necropants
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1...
Nábrók - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
November 12, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Fell down a Wikipedia rabbithole and encountered the concept of necropants
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1...
Secret project demands the inclusion of necropants in the narrative.
August 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Secret project demands the inclusion of necropants in the narrative.
sharks, I’m asking for $2m with a 10% stake in my ice agent necropants business
July 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
sharks, I’m asking for $2m with a 10% stake in my ice agent necropants business
Hittar bara isländska necropants när jag googlar.
July 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Hittar bara isländska necropants när jag googlar.
I’ll always reshare necropants
The Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft tells the story of Iceland's 17th century "witchcraze," complete with "necropants" boingboing.net/2023/10/16/t...
The Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft tells the story of Iceland's 17th century "witchcraze," complet...
Throughout October, I’m going to share Halloween-worthy ideas, places, and events. In that spirit, let’s virtually visit Strandagaldur, The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft in Hólmavík...
boingboing.net
October 16, 2023 at 9:16 PM
I’ll always reshare necropants
Though still not as terrifying as the necropants
August 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Though still not as terrifying as the necropants
