I just ran into this in a random Netflix show. I will not be mentioning this word to my children, especially after all the college bills have been paid.
From wikipedia: the mythical practice of senicide during Nordic prehistoric times: elderly people are said to have thrown themselves, or were thrown, to their deaths. According to legend, this was done when the old people were unable to support themselves or assist in a household. Even though there are many places in the Nordic countries that are said to have been used as ättestupa, today it is not thought that the practice actually existed.
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