Seidr

Traditional Northern European Magic
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an old man dressed in native american clothing
An image of Þorbjörg lítilvölva, the völva from the Icelandic Saga Museum
a close up of a metal object on a gray background
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Amulet of silver in the form of a chair. It may represent the seat that the seeress sat on during seances. The amulet was found in the seeress's grave from Fyrkat, near Hobro.
a painting of a woman riding on the back of a brown horse next to a cow
a woman holding a stick and smiling at the camera
3 of 7 volva / kjerringa med staven
Researching vardlokkr (songs or calls to lure nature spirits), Kari Tauring came across the Norwegian Folk Song, "Kjerringa med Staven," or "Dear Lady with a Staff." This children's song describes the traditions of the volva kona, living outside of community, talking to the goddess Frigg as the hare, and working with jotun energy (giants, primal nature energy).
an old statue is sitting on a black background
Fuck Yeah Vikings & Celts!
The Lejre Freya Miniature - from the Late Iron Age. The Lejre miniatrue is dressed in A) a floor-lenght dress, B) with an apron, and C) with four bead strings on the chest - these are all stereotypically female attributes that never occur on depictions of men. The dress copies the "Byzantine" empress' dress with the hanging frontal piece
a drawing of a woman standing in front of a wall with a clock on it
Belt with Viking tube dress and broaches. Grave Bj.660 from Birka, Sweden. Womans grave, with staff, in the book The Viking Way Religion and War in the Later Iron Age of Scandinavia by Neil Price. Drawing by Thórhallur Thráinsson.
a drawing of a woman holding a child
Womans grave, with staff, in the book The Viking Way Religion and War in the Later Iron Age of Scandinavia by Neil Price. Drawing by Thórhallur Thráinsson.
the tree of life is shown in this illustration, with many different things on it
Fuck Yeah Vikings & Celts!: Photo
F Yeah Vikings & Celts!: Photo
a small plastic animal sitting on top of a white surface
Figurine in the shape of a cat
Figurine in the shape of a cat - Amber - 9th-10th century. Björkö, Adelsö, Uppland, Sweden. SHM 8252:1 See also kulturarvsdata.se/shm/object/html/267204
an old metal object is shown against a black background
Bird-like mask used as a mount for the top of a staff. In Viking art the bird motif is often associated with Odin. Country of Origin: Sweden. Culture: Pre-Viking. Date/Period: Late Bronze Age. Place of Origin: Glasbacka. Material Size: bronze, h = c.7cms. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Statens Historiska Museum, Stockholm . Location: 18.
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two giraffes are standing in the grass near some rocks and boulders with mountains in the background
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A hörgr (Old Norse, plural hörgar) or hearg (Old English) was a type of religious building or altar possibly consisting of a heap of stones, used in Norse paganism. Hörgar are attested in the Poetic Edda; compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda; written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, sagas, in the poetry of skalds, the Old English poem Beowulf, and in various place names, often in connection with Germanic deities.
a statue is shown in front of some leaves
Revninge figure discovered near Kerteminde, Denmark.
a drawing of a woman holding a tennis racquet on top of a wall
woman's grave with staff. (from the book of Neil Price)
a drawing of a boat with many different things on it
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A boat burial from Kaupang, Norway, early tenth century. Illustration by Þórhallur Þráinsson, © Neil Price
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