Nithing pole
Contemporary use: MoS
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In 2006 a local politician in [[Norway]] raised several sheep-head nithing poles in protest of a local election.{{cite web | url=https://www.ranablad.no/nyheter/aksjonerte-med-sauehoder/s/1-93-2465567 | title=Aksjonerte med sauehoder | date=12 December 2006 }} |
In 2006 a local politician in [[Norway]] raised several sheep-head nithing poles in protest of a local election.{{cite web | url=https://www.ranablad.no/nyheter/aksjonerte-med-sauehoder/s/1-93-2465567 | title=Aksjonerte med sauehoder | date=12 December 2006 }} |
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Improvised nithing poles with dried cod heads were used during the April 4, 2016 demonstration against Icelandic Prime Minister [[Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson]].{{Cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/okonomi/Tusener-demonstrerte-mot-Islands-statsminister---Galskap-at-han-ikke-gar-av-8417295.html#&gid=1&pid=3|title=Aftenposten}} |
Improvised nithing poles with dried cod heads were used during the April 4, 2016, demonstration against Icelandic Prime Minister [[Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson]].{{Cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/okonomi/Tusener-demonstrerte-mot-Islands-statsminister---Galskap-at-han-ikke-gar-av-8417295.html#&gid=1&pid=3|title=Aftenposten}} |
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On April 3, 2020, a nithing pole with two [[svið]] was put up in front of the [[Althing|Alþingi]] in Iceland. A sign on the pole cited that the government had been allegedly treating predominantly female working classes poorly, for example, by lowering the pay of nurses during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The pole claimed to turn that around on the Alþingi with the curse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2020/04/03/nidstong_reist_gegn_althingi/|title=Níðstöng reist gegn Alþingi|website=www.mbl.is|language=is|access-date=2020-04-03}} |
On April 3, 2020, a nithing pole with two [[svið]] was put up in front of the [[Althing|Alþingi]] in Iceland. A sign on the pole cited that the government had been allegedly treating predominantly female working classes poorly, for example, by lowering the pay of nurses during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The pole claimed to turn that around on the Alþingi with the curse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2020/04/03/nidstong_reist_gegn_althingi/|title=Níðstöng reist gegn Alþingi|website=www.mbl.is|language=is|access-date=2020-04-03}} |
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