January
29
/ 2018
You might have noticed that Ursula, the antagonist in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989), was a sea witch disguised as a half-human, half-octopus mythological hybrid creature . And, the antagonist of the sequel movie The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, Morgana, was also a sea witch. Closer to reality, but still far from it, sea witches regularly appeared in ancient Norse mythological systems as sinister spell workers who maintained magical bonds with the sea, the weather and many other aspects of seafaring coastal life. Norse Myth of the Sea Witch Within Norse myths sea witches were most often portrayed as magical, malevolent spirits who took the form of mermaids and selkies. They were always female and their perceived
