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Icelandic magical staves

Index Icelandic magical staves

Icelandic magical staves (sigils) are symbols called Galdrastafur in Icelandic, and are credited with magical effect preserved in various grimoires dating from the 17th century and later. [1]

19 relations: Climate, Fedora (operating system), Fertility rite, Font, Fox, Galdr, Glima, Grimoire, Helm of Awe, Hex sign, Icelandic language, National and University Library of Iceland, Nábrók, Runic magic, Sharpening stone, Subsistence agriculture, Thing (assembly), Vegvísir, Wrestling.

Climate

Climate is the statistics of weather over long periods of time.

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Fedora (operating system)

Fedora is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.

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Fertility rite

Fertility rites are religious rituals that reenact, either actually or symbolically, sexual acts and/or reproductive processes: 'sexual intoxication is a typical component of the...rites of the various functional gods who control reproduction, whether of man, beast, cattle, or grains of seed'.

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Font

In metal typesetting, a font was a particular size, weight and style of a typeface.

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Fox

Foxes are small-to-medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae.

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Galdr

Galdr (plural galdrar) is one Old Norse word for "spell, incantation"; these were usually performed in combination with certain rites.

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Glima

Glíma is the Old Norse word that covers several types of Scandinavian folk wrestling: Brokartök, Hryggspenna, and Lausatök.

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Grimoire

A grimoire is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, and demons.

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Helm of Awe

The Helm of Awe or Helm of Terror (Ægishjálmr) is an Icelandic magical stave.

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Hex sign

Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, related to fraktur, found in the Fancy Dutch tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

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Icelandic language

Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language, and the language of Iceland.

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National and University Library of Iceland

Landsbókasafn Íslands — Háskólabókasafn (English: The National and University Library of Iceland) is the national library of Iceland which also functions as the university library of the University of Iceland.

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Nábrók

Nábrók (calqued as necropants, literally "corpse trousers/underpants") are a pair of pants made from the skin of a dead man, which are believed in Icelandic witchcraft to be capable of producing an endless supply of money.

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Runic magic

There is some evidence that, in addition to being a writing system, runes historically served purposes of magic.

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Sharpening stone

Sharpening stones, water stones or whetstones are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools and implements through grinding and honing.

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Subsistence agriculture

Subsistence agriculture is a self-sufficiency farming system in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their entire families.

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Thing (assembly)

A thing, also known as Alþing, was the governing assembly of a northern Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by lawspeakers.

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Vegvísir

A Vegvísir (Icelandic 'sign post' or 'wayfinder') is an icelandic magical stave intended to help the bearer find their way through rough weather.

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Wrestling

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.

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Galdrastafr, Gapaldur og Ginfaxi, Ginfaxi, Nabrokarstafur, Nábrókarstafur.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_magical_staves

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