Hey all. I’m not sure if this is the best place to post, so sorry if it’s inappropriate. I’m looking for an Icelandic rune that would mean feminine, or feminine power. I can’t seem to find any and not sure if Devine Energy or Creation would be a good substitute.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

I have a couple questions about this one (Huld manuscript, stave #1):

1. What, if anything, do the symbols on the diagonals mean? I know the top, bottom, and sides are the names Araton, Adona, Helga, and Olma.

2. What was the use of this? Was it like an altar cloth on which to do magical workings?

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We bought this amulet at the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm. By the looks of it, it seems to be an Icelandic stave. Is it? And if so, does it mean what the packet says it means?

My sister saw this in a friends arm and is looking for some kind of meaning, it was mildly erased

What is the meaning of the symbol?

So I found this piece of pottery at a thrift store, ID’d as Glit Lava Studio, Icelandic pottery company from around the 70s, and can’t figure out how to read this symbol. Any ideas?

I'm looking for online resources that I can access to further my knowledge of galdrastafir. I'm a manitoban of icelandic heritage and I've started to make rock art using some Galdrastafir. What I've ran into alot is people making up things about them. Or simply making up symbols. I'm aware of the books avaliable. So just wondering if there's some good online resources from reputable people

Hello, this post will be a bit about two uncertainties of mine, as well as an attempt to convey all the information I have gathered during my research on this topic for others that might need it.

1. I know this version of Lukkustafir from The Huld manuscript, page 60 (or Galdrabok, page 87), is mistranslated, but I didn't manage to find out what it is exactly. Is it a luck-stave or it's something else? ^((I will update the post with the response))

Incorrect Lukkustafir

2. In the two books, Lbs 4627 8vo and Lbs 2413 8vo there are two symbols representing more or less the same thing: Lukkustafir and Heillahnútur. I've found out about them on this neat webpage-blog galdrastafir.com.

I know one is the luck-stave and the other is the luck-knot, but I didn't fully understand their differences, and I hope somebody will help me with that.

Lukkustafir

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Heillahnútur

I am also curious about the small details that make the symbols, such as, if I'm correct about this, the small horizontal lines that represent the ups and downs and challenges that will be encountered in life. This I got from a youtube video comment:

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concerning the tattoo on the face of Bjorn: the symbol of the moon horns going down do actually mean hard times or bad times, connected to anger and depression. and the one on top is the ain-soph-aur, (neptune) - (kether) -> with the symbol of Trident staff and the Gungnir, staff and for the whole symbol is an arrow correlated with progress and advancement with eventual good intentions., the lines that are going horizontal must mean the ups and downs or objectives, more of challenges that he will encounter in life.

The tattoo in question

How accurate is this? Where can I find more about these details?

Also, during my research, I've found out about Arith Härger, who talks about this topic and more or less seems credible. I just lost a bit of faith when I searched for the Lukkustafir topic on his channel and saw that he was referring to the incorrect Lukkustafir and didn't clarify in the comments (as of this moment). I asked about the topic, and I will update this with the response.

Thank you in advance.

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Sources I used:

Galdrabok An Icelandic Grimoire

Huld Manuscript of Galdrastafir

Lbs 4627 8vo

Lbs 2413 8vo

The video mentioned

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I've seen several iterations of It, but dont know if all/ some are correct/incorrect

Hi, new here. I have been thinking of getting a tattoo and stubbled upon thins image I found on Academia.edu. The title is Galdrabok-an icelandic grimoire by Alex Henley. There is states that it is from the Kreddur Menuscript but I want to find the original source to confirm its design. Now I have scoured handrit.is and have not found a file titled kreddur. Can anybody help me find a scan of kreddur or tell me where this is from?

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I am not Icelandic. I have no family blood nor relation to the culture. I am very much interested in veldismagn and getting it tattooed on my chest. Would it be inappropriate to get it done? I don’t want to be disrespectful

So I’ve been doing some research into veldismagn, protector of the traveler. Traditionally it was written in blood on the chest. I was wondering how essential that location was. I was looking into getting it as a tattoo, but want to make sure it is done thoughtfully and accurately. If I get it another place on my body, will it still have the same effect?

I'm from the west fjords of Iceland where galdrastafir were and still are used the most in Iceland and my great great grandfather wrote down from manuscripts and Grimoires to persevere the knowledge of galdrastafir, and my family is still using them so I grew up with them and I use them every day of my life. I'm just curious who started this sup and why, also would love to hear from you guys how and why your interest in or use galdrastafir not being from Iceland. Sorry if I come off as a dick but this is big thing for me and my family.

Hi everyone! I recently took a trip to Iceland (amazing place) and found this keychain. I recognized the (red) Ástarstafur, and perhaps some simplified version of Vegvísir or Ægishjálmur? But I haven't been able to find much info on the others, if they are true galdrastafir, runes, or symbols at all. Could anyone help me identify these symbols and their meanings? Thanks in advance!

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