Icelandic_magical_staves

Icelandic magical staves

Icelandic magical staves

Symbols believed to possess magical properties

Icelandic magical staves (Icelandic: galdrastafir) are sigils that were credited with supposed magical effect preserved in various Icelandic grimoires, such as the Galdrabók, dating from the 17th century and later.[1][better source needed]

Table of magical staves

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References

  1. [1]
    ""Staves or magical signs" Galdrastafir - Strandagaldur ~ Galdrasýning á Ströndum ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft". galdrasyning.is.
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    "Magical Staves". Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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    Huld Manuscript ÍB 383 4 in the National Library in Reykjavík
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    From a 17th-century grimoire, in the Antikvarisk-Topografiska Arkivet in Stockholm.
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    "ÍB 383 4to | Digitized Manuscript Viewer". handrit.is (in Icelandic).
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    From a 19th-century manuscript, lbs 4375 8vo, in the National Library in Reykjavík.
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    "Nábrókarstafur - Strandagaldur ~ Galdrasýning á Ströndum ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft". galdrasyning.is.
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    From Skuggi. Ársritið Jólagjöfin 4. Ár. 1940. "GALDRA-SKRÆÐA" by Jochum M. Eggertson
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    "Butterknot - Tilberi ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft". galdrasyning.is.
  10. [10]
    From a 17th-century manuscript, lbs 143 8vo, in the National Library in Reykjavík.
  11. [11]
    From a 17th-century medical text, am 434a 12mo, in the Arnemagnean Collection in Reykjavík.
  12. [12]
    From a 19th-century manuscript, lbs 4375 8vo, in the National Library in Reykjavík.
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