NORSE MAGIC · LESSON 6 OF 7 · 14 MIN
Land-Spirits, Elves and the Dead
The landvættir who guard Iceland, offerings to the elves and the dísir, the fylgja and hamingja, and the Wild Hunt.
The Norse world was crowded with beings: gods in their halls, giants beyond the edges, and — closer to home — the spirits of the land, the elves in their mounds, the guardian women of families and the restless dead.