Readings:
"Teutonic Magic" - KveldulfR Gundarsson
"FUTHARK: A Handbook of Rune Magic" - Edred Thorsson
"Taking up the Runes" - Diana Paxson
"A Source-book of Seid" - Stephen Flowers and James Chisholm *OR* 'Trolldomr in Early Medieval Scandaniva,' by Catharina Raudvere. (In: Ankarloo B & Clark S, editors. Witchcraft & Magic in Europe: The Middle Ages. 2002. pgs 73-172.)
"Elves, Wights, and Trolls" - KveldulfR Gundarsson
"Northern Magic" - Edred Thorsson
"Rudiments of Runelore" - Stephen Pollington
"Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic" - Jenny Blain
Exercises:
- Create a chart listing the various futharks, the letters associated with them, and their most general meanings. What insights do you have on each rune, based on your understanding of heathen ways?
- Define seidhr (seid). Is seidhr spae? Are they one and the same, or distinct parts of an overall whole? How were seidhworkers viewed by our ancestors (positive and negative)?
- What is the place of folklore? What charms do you use in every day life, and why do you use them?