Galdr, seiðr and the staves
The magic of the North from the Eddas and sagas: the chanted spells of galdr and Odin's eighteen charms, the seeress and her high seat, runes of power and Egill's warning, the Icelandic magical staves, the land-spirits, elves and dead, and the Younger Futhark on the runestones of the Viking Age — told from the sources, honestly.
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What we really know about Norse magic, where it comes from, and the two great arts of galdr and seiðr.
Odin's eighteen charms, the runes of victory and healing, and how to compose a galdr of your own.
The völva on her high seat, the ward-songs, Odin's shame, and the modern revival of oracular seiðr.
The words of power on amulets and bracteates, Egill's runes of poison and healing, and carving a rune with care.
Galdrastafir from the Icelandic grimoires — the Vegvísir, the Helm of Awe — and the sorcerers who were burned for them.
The landvættir who guard Iceland, offerings to the elves and the dísir, the fylgja and hamingja, and the Wild Hunt.
How twenty-four runes became sixteen, the long-branch and short-twig rows, what the runestones of the Viking Age actually say, the cipher of Rök, and the dotted runes that carried writing into the Middle Ages.
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