{"product_id":"the-church-grim-custom-conjures","title":"The Church Grim custom conjures","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Church Grim, Kirk Grim, Kyrkogrim (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swedish_language\" title=\"Swedish language\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSwedish\u003c\/a\u003e) or Kirkonväki (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finnish_language\" title=\"Finnish language\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eFinnish\u003c\/a\u003e) is a figure from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_folklore\" title=\"English folklore\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scandinavian_folklore\" title=\"Scandinavian folklore\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eScandinavian folklore\u003c\/a\u003e, said to be an attendant spirit, overseeing the welfare of its particular \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_(building)\" title=\"Church (building)\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003echurch\u003c\/a\u003e. English Church Grims are said to enjoy loudly ringing the bells. They may appear as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_dog_(ghost)\" title=\"Black dog (ghost)\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eblack dogs\u003c\/a\u003e (even as other animals, such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheep\" title=\"Sheep\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003erams\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horse\" title=\"Horse\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003ehorses\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rooster\" title=\"Rooster\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eroosters\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raven\" title=\"Raven\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eravens\u003c\/a\u003e) or as small, misshapen, dark-skinned people.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sweden\" title=\"Sweden\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSwedish\u003c\/a\u003e Kyrkogrim are said to be the spirits of animals sacrificed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Early_Christians\" title=\"Early Christians\" class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eearly Christians\u003c\/a\u003e at the building of a new church.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn parts of Europe, including Britain and Scandinavia, it was believed that the first man buried in a new churchyard had to guard it against the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Devil\" title=\"Devil\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eDevil\u003c\/a\u003e. To save a human soul from the duty, a completely black dog would be \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buried_alive\" title=\"Buried alive\" class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eburied alive\u003c\/a\u003e on the north side of the churchyard, creating a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tutelary_deity\" title=\"Tutelary deity\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eguardian spirit\u003c\/a\u003e, the church grim, to protect the church. There you are, it's gruesome but it's there, and this is the custom conjure for one of your very own. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"secretsensations","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10525888196,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/6522\/products\/Church_Grim.jpg?v=1447174785","url":"http:\/\/www.secretsensations.org\/products\/the-church-grim-custom-conjures","provider":"secretsensations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}