- 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...
- Galdrabók,
dating from the 17th
century and later.[better source needed]
Galdr Hex sign
Runic magic ""Staves or
magical signs"
Galdrastafir - Strandagaldur...
-
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...
- 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...
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embalmed it with
herbs so that it
would not rot, and
spoke charms [Old
Norse galdr] over it",
which imbued the head with the
ability to
answer Odin and "tell...
- 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...
- the
element galdr ("incantation"), with the
names galdrakonur ("
galdr women"),
galdrakerling ("old
galdr woman") and galdrasnót ("
galdr lady"). In addition...
- and elsewhere, Odin is
particularly ****ociated with the
runes and with
galdr. Charms,
often ****ociated with the runes, were a
central part of the treatment...
