- 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...
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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...
- c=(c)itam(m)-- ·
amori ·
galdrs fastliga {} haldit. {}
Omnia {}
vincit {} Amor, {} et nos cedam[us] {} Amori. {} §D ga=ld=rs
galdrs fasl(e)=gha
fastliga ·...
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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...
- Galdrabók,
dating from the 17th
century and later.[better source needed]
Galdr Hex sign
Runic magic ""Staves or
magical signs"
Galdrastafir - Strandagaldur...
- 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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corresponding Old
English term was
gealdor or galdor, "song, spell",
cognate to ON
galdr. The
weakened sense "delight" (compare the same
development of "charm")...
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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...
- (shrine)
Gothi Early Germanic calendars Runic magic Seeress (Germanic)
Galdr Death in
Norse paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi
Erilaz Félag Germanic...
- 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...