Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9935908984
Sorcerer's Screed
Anonim
Icelandic Magic
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Icelandic Magic
Stephen E. Flowers
Author : Stephen E. Flowers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620554067
Icelandic Magic by Stephen E. Flowers Pdf
A practical guide to the magical systems of pre-Christian Iceland • Reveals spells and workings drawn directly from surviving magical books from the 16th to 20th century preserved at the National Library in Reykjavík • Explores the history of magic in Iceland through original translations of Icelandic folktales about famous magicians and about legendary grimoires, such as the Galdrabók, the oldest and most complete book of its kind • Explains how to personalize the spells through the creation of unique signs and symbols based on the mythic names of Odin and Icelandic magical alphabets During the Christianization of Europe in the Middle Ages, many books of magic were lost as the ancient pagan traditions were suppressed. But in Iceland the practice of recording magical spells in books continued in secret for centuries, on a scale not seen elsewhere. Now housed in the National Library in Reykjavík, these surviving grimoires, which represent only a hundredth of what was lost, reveal a rich magical tradition that continued to evolve into the 20th century. Drawing directly from the actual surviving Icelandic books of magic, Stephen Flowers presents a complete system of magic based on Icelandic lore and magical practices from the 16th century onward. He explores the history of magic in Iceland in pagan and early Christian times and reveals specific practical techniques and ritual templates that readers can adapt to their unique purposes. Illustrating traditional Icelandic magical practices and the Icelanders’ attitudes toward them, he shares original translations of Icelandic folktales about famous magicians, such as the legend of Gray-Skin, and about legendary grimoires, such as the Galdrabók, the oldest and most complete book of its kind. After initiating the reader into the grammar and symbols of Icelandic magic through history and lore, Flowers then presents an extensive catalog of actual spells and magical workings from the historical Icelandic books of magic. These examples provide ready-made forms for practical experimentation as well as an exemplary guide on how to create signs and symbols for more personalized magical work. The author also includes guidance on creating unique magical signs from the 100 mythic names of Odin, which he translates and interprets magically, and from Icelandic magical alphabets, symbols that connect Icelandic magic to the ancient runic tradition.
Runes
Teresa Dröfn Freysdóttir Njarovik
Author : Teresa Dröfn Freysdóttir Njarovik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Inscriptions, Runic
ISBN : 9935934519
Runes by Teresa Dröfn Freysdóttir Njarovik Pdf
Infused with Norse mythology, the Fuþark runes still serve as a vital key to the cultural heritage of the Icelandic people. Runes: The Icelandic Book of Fuþark introduces three different but related forms of runic systems in a chronological order: the Elder Fuþark, the Younger Fuþark and the Icelandic Fuþark.
Icelandic Magic - Aims, Tools and Techniques of the Icelandic Sorcerers
Christopher Alan Smith
Author : Christopher Alan Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1905297920
Icelandic Magic - Aims, Tools and Techniques of the Icelandic Sorcerers by Christopher Alan Smith Pdf
In this unprecedented work, the author Christopher A. Smith has meticulously studied no less than 6 original Icelandic manuscripts dating from 1500 to 1860 to extract a picture of the aims, tools and techniques of Icelandic sorcerers. Set against the context of the harsh economic, social and environmental conditions of this North Atlantic island, the book gives a detailed account of the types of spells that were used and the motivations behind them. Hundreds of items from the six books of magic have been analysed to present the reader with a clear idea of the methods that were used, including incantation, invocation of deities and use of the enigmatic magical staves (galdrastafir). Furthermore, the book goes into great detail concerning the physical tools used by magicians and the kinds of objects that might have been found in a sorcerer's 'toolbox'. The book is illustrated throughout with images from the original manuscripts. Although it is not intended by any means as a book of instruction, one chapter does focus on workings of certain types and gives suggestions for those brave enough to try them out. All in all, this work will be an indispensable item for anyone interested in the history of magic in general and of Icelandic magic in particular.
Icelandic Magic for Modern Living
Boff Konkerz
Author : Boff Konkerz
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781449494438
Icelandic Magic for Modern Living by Boff Konkerz Pdf
Icelandic Magic for Modern Living includes a collection of staves, spells, and rituals to help you get more likes on Instagram, find happy hour at whatever bar you enter, to grow the mightiest eyebrows, and more. Readers are advised to approach the claims of this sorcery with extreme caution as the spells themselves are sometimes dangerous to perform and their effects are not guaranteed.
Icelandic Folktales and Legends
Jacqueline Simpson
Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0520021169
Icelandic Folktales and Legends by Jacqueline Simpson Pdf
A translated selection devoted to supernatural beings, ghosts, and magic practices.
The Galdrabók
Stephen E. Flowers
Author : Stephen E. Flowers
Publisher : Red Wheel
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : IND:39000005013383
The Galdrabók by Stephen E. Flowers Pdf
THE GALDRABOK, or Book of Magic, is the most important single document for understanding the practice of magic in late medieval Iceland. In this translation, the author discusses books of the black art, old gods, daemons of hell, runes and magical signs, theory and practice of magic.
The Galdrabók
Stephen E. Flowers
Author : Stephen E. Flowers
Publisher : Lodestar Books
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1885972431
The Galdrabók by Stephen E. Flowers Pdf
This is a new translation and edition of the book of Icelandic magic first published by Samuel Weiser in 1989. The book has been out of print for several years, and this second edition includes a completely revised translation and the explanatory notes have been doubled. The text consists of a substantial topical introduction that covers the history, theory and practice of magic in Iceland in the medieval and early modern periods. This is followed by the translation of the Galdrabók itself with copious explanatory notes. There are also a number of appendices which contain magical material from other Icelandic books of magic as well as spells from other Germanic areas.
All the Horses of Iceland
Sarah Tolmie
Author : Sarah Tolmie
Publisher : Tordotcom
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250807946
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie Pdf
A hypnotic historical fantasy with gorgeous and unusual literary prose, from the captivating author of The Fourth Island. Everyone knows of the horses of Iceland, wild, and small, and free, but few have heard their story. Sarah Tolmie’s All the Horses of Iceland weaves their mystical origin into a saga for the modern age. Filled with the magic and darkened whispers of a people on the cusp of major cultural change, All the Horses of Iceland tells the tale of a Norse trader, his travels through Central Asia, and the ghostly magic that followed him home to the land of fire, stone, and ice. His search for riches will take him from Helmgard, through Khazaria, to the steppes of Mongolia, where he will barter for horses and return with much, much more. All the Horses of Iceland is a delve into the secret, imagined history of Iceland's unusual horses, brought to life by an expert storyteller. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Galdrastafir
Matthew Leigh Embleton
Author : Matthew Leigh Embleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798714906060
Galdrastafir by Matthew Leigh Embleton Pdf
The Galdrastafir that survive in various manuscripts from the Late Middle Ages until the 20th Century give us a glimpse of a rich tradition of magic in the Norse world. From the formulation of runes into bindrunes and ever more complex magical symbols, to the incorporation of references to biblical seals and elements of the Christian faith, the relationship between traditional magic and religious symbolism is a complex and varied one. From the positive invocations of good luck, success, wealth, etc. to the protection of one's person or property from theft or magic, to darker and more morally complex intentions, these symbols are shown here to provide a broad view of the people's concerns and how the practitioners of magic attempted to address these concerns in Iceland in the Late Medieval and Early Modern periods. The things our ancestors wished for, the concerns they sought solution to, the magic they believed in to make it happen, and the way the symbols and spells were formulated and practiced, tell us about who we are, and where we have come from.
Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland
Nicolas Meylan
Author : Nicolas Meylan
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Magic
ISBN : 2503551572
Magic and Kingship in Medieval Iceland by Nicolas Meylan Pdf
This volume examines the performative and ideological functions of texts dealing with magic in contexts of social and political conflict. While the rites, representations, and agents of medieval Scandinavian magic have been the object of numerous studies, little attention has been given to magic as a discourse. As a consequence, Old Norse sources mobilizing magic have been analysed mainly as evidence for a stable extra-textual phenomenon. This volume breaks with this perspective.The book focuses on the use of discourses of magic in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Icelandic texts concerned with kingship. It is argued that Icelanders constructed magic as a discursive answer to the increasingly pressing question of how to deal with the reality of their subordination to kings. This they did by telling stories of flattering Icelandic successes over kings brought about by magic in a bid to challenge dominant definitions and the social and political status quo. The book thus follows the conditions of emergence that made these subversive discourses of magic meaningful; it describes the various forms they were given, the various constraints weighing upon their use, and the particular political goals they served.
Icelandic Magic - Aims, Tools and Techniques of the Icelandic Sorcerers
Christopher Alan Smith
Author : Christopher Alan Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-13
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1905297939
Icelandic Magic - Aims, Tools and Techniques of the Icelandic Sorcerers by Christopher Alan Smith Pdf
In this unprecedented work, the author Christopher A. Smith has meticulously studied no less than 6 original Icelandic manuscripts dating from 1500 to 1860 to extract a picture of the aims, tools and techniques of Icelandic sorcerers. Set against the context of the harsh economic, social and environmental conditions of this North Atlantic island, the book gives a detailed account of the types of spells that were used and the motivations behind them. Hundreds of items from the six books of magic have been analysed to present the reader with a clear idea of the methods that were used, including incantation, invocation of deities and use of the enigmatic magical staves (galdrastafir). Furthermore, the book goes into great detail concerning the physical tools used by magicians and the kinds of objects that might have been found in a sorcerer's 'toolbox'. The book is illustrated throughout with images from the original manuscripts. Although it is not intended by any means as a book of instruction, one chapter does focus on workings of certain types and gives suggestions for those brave enough to try them out. All in all, this work will be an indispensable item for anyone interested in the history of magic in general and of Icelandic magic in particular.
Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages
Stephen A. Mitchell
Author : Stephen A. Mitchell
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812203714
Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages by Stephen A. Mitchell Pdf
Stephen A. Mitchell here offers the fullest examination available of witchcraft in late medieval Scandinavia. He focuses on those people believed to be able—and who in some instances thought themselves able—to manipulate the world around them through magical practices, and on the responses to these beliefs in the legal, literary, and popular cultures of the Nordic Middle Ages. His sources range from the Icelandic sagas to cultural monuments much less familiar to the nonspecialist, including legal cases, church art, law codes, ecclesiastical records, and runic spells. Mitchell's starting point is the year 1100, by which time Christianity was well established in elite circles throughout Scandinavia, even as some pre-Christian practices and beliefs persisted in various forms. The book's endpoint coincides with the coming of the Reformation and the onset of the early modern Scandinavian witch hunts. The terrain covered is complex, home to the Germanic Scandinavians as well as their non-Indo-European neighbors, the Sámi and Finns, and it encompasses such diverse areas as the important trade cities of Copenhagen, Bergen, and Stockholm, with their large foreign populations; the rural hinterlands; and the insular outposts of Iceland and Greenland. By examining witches, wizards, and seeresses in literature, lore, and law, as well as surviving charm magic directed toward love, prophecy, health, and weather, Mitchell provides a portrait of both the practitioners of medieval Nordic magic and its performance. With an understanding of mythology as a living system of cultural signs (not just ancient sacred narratives), this study also focuses on such powerful evolving myths as those of "the milk-stealing witch," the diabolical pact, and the witches' journey to Blåkulla. Court cases involving witchcraft, charm magic, and apostasy demonstrate that witchcraft ideologies played a key role in conceptualizing gender and were themselves an important means of exercising social control.
Galdrastafir
Matthew Leigh EMBLETON
Author : Matthew Leigh EMBLETON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798461576240
Galdrastafir by Matthew Leigh EMBLETON Pdf
The Galdrastafir that survive in various manuscripts from the Late Middle Ages until the 20th Century give us a glimpse of a rich tradition of magic in the Norse world. From the formulation of runes into bindrunes and ever more complex magical symbols, to the incorporation of references to biblical seals and elements of the Christian faith, the relationship between traditional magic and religious symbolism is a complex and varied one. From the positive invocations of good luck, success, wealth, etc. to the protection of one's person or property from theft or magic, to darker and more morally complex intentions, these symbols are shown here to provide a broad view of the people's concerns and how the practitioners of magic attempted to address these concerns in Iceland in the Late Medieval and Early Modern periods. The things our ancestors wished for, the concerns they sought solution to, the magic they believed in to make it happen, and the way the symbols and spells were formulated and practiced, tell us about who we are, and where we have come from.
Norse Myths & Tales
Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science)
Author : Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science)
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781787552609
Norse Myths & Tales by Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science) Pdf
Curated new Myths and Tales. Lively, stark and formidable, the imagery of Norse mythology storms through this classic collection. The fierce glory of Odin, Frey, Loki and their fellow gods of Asgard are featured here with all the great adventures, from Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, to the endings of Ragnarok. And from the fabled Bifrost to the forging of Thor’s hammer, each Viking legend is riven with a vitality that speaks to us still. The latest title in Flame Tree's beautiful, comprehensive series of Gothic Fantasy titles, concentrates on the ancient, epic origins of modern fantasy.