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- A galdr (plural galdrar) or ġealdor (plural ġealdru) refers to a spell or incantation in Old Norse and Old English respectively; these were usually performed...
- induce an altered state of consciousness and visions, most notably seiðr and galdr, with the intent of gaining wisdom and advice from the deities. Many solitary...
- of legend and folklore and desired by practitioners of galdr. One such legend is when the galdr master Loftur Þorsteinsson (Galdra-Loftur) tried to acquire...
- Galdrabók, dating from the 17th century and later.[better source needed] Galdr Hex sign Runic magic ""Staves or magical signs" Galdrastafir - Strandagaldur...
- head, becoming stuck. To remove it, he went to the völva Gróa, who began a galdr to loosen it. While she was singing, Thor told her that he had carried her...
- Hrafnagaldr Óðins ("Odin's raven-galdr") or Forspjallsljóð ("prelude poem") is an Icelandic poem in the style of the Poetic Edda. It is preserved only...
- Galdor can refer to: Galdr, a magical song in some Germanic languages. Galdor, the father of Húrin in The Silmarillion. This disambiguation page lists...
- corresponding Old English term was gealdor or galdor, "song, spell", cognate to ON galdr. The weakened sense "delight" (compare the same development of "charm")...
- (shrine) Gothi Early Germanic calendars Runic magic Seeress (Germanic) Galdr Death in Norse paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic...
- (shrine) Gothi Early Germanic calendars Runic magic Seeress (Germanic) Galdr Death in Norse paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic...