NORSE MAGIC · LESSON 2 OF 7 · 16 MIN
Galdr — The Chanted Spell
Odin's eighteen charms, the runes of victory and healing, and how to compose a galdr of your own.
Galdr (plural galdrar) is magic by the voice. The word comes from the verb gala, "to chant" — and also "to crow", as a cockerel does. A galdr is a spell sung or intoned, often with runes carved or spoken alongside it.