Hello friends how are you? My name is Arith Härger and today I'm going to talk about
Icelandic Rune Staves
this is the second part of this series
and I'll share with you other 13 rune staves
on the previous video I haven't mentioned this but I think it's important to underline this aspect
Icelandic talismans are numerous and make up over 1/3 of the magical operations
encountered in magical and spell work throughout Scandinavian history of witchcraft
talismans and amulets are types of magical spells that are
designed to be worn or carried by a person for a certain amount of time
in order to achieve their effect, the creation of a talisman involved a
variety of aspects from the selection of the tool to create it the material for
scribing on to the part of the body where the talisman is to be worn or carried
quite often a prayer was to be said aloud and then carried as a talisman
to imbue it with power or to awaken that power or the effect
incantations were very important in the creation of talismans many of the
magical operations are accompanied by the speaking of certain words and
in some cases, an incantation or a prayer is the only means by which the aim of the
talisman is accomplished
I've given a few examples on the previous video
incantations are the very essence of Nordic magic, the very word for magic in Icelandic is
Galdur
it is derived from "að gala" - to chant
and in the previous video we have already seen that most incantations are
a mixture between the pagan and the christian
we always have in mind that the catholic church was the great religious and military booster in the
fight against the old ways, trying to wipe out, root and stem, the very spirit of pre-christian beliefs
but in iceland things were a bit different
and it seems that witchcraft and sorcery do not appear to have been persecuted
with any great vigor in the Catholic period and this is why different
religious believes were syncretized
there are hardly any indications that
the Catholic Church actively tried to wipe out the belief in the occult
in the Icelandic case, of course
however, things changed rapidly after the conversion to Lutheranism
and a new intolerance took hold
when you think someone can't be as awful as the Christians were to the pagans
well, someone comes up with a new idea
not only to delight themselves in tormenting pagans but also in tormenting Catholics
with this being said let's move on to the Icelandic rune staves
Vegvisir (signpost)
I want to begin this video the same way as the previous one
starting with one of the most famous Icelandic rune staves and just like
Ægishjálmr
in the future I shall make a video only about this rune stave
anyway the Vegvisir was carried so a person would never lose his way in storms and bad weather
even if the way was not known
many people nowadays use this symbol as a sort of compass to not lose their way in the great path of life
so it gained a whole new meaning in our modern age however it is possible that
its true purpose was only to guide people to safety during long voyages
especially in to unknown places, we know that Scandinavians during medieval times
were great explorers and became experts in seafaring and obviously there was the need
to have some special spiritual assurance that people would reach the end of the journey safe and sound
however this symbol is only found in
modern Icelandic collections of spells
there are no evidences that this symbol
was known or used during the Viking Age or earlier it's possible that it was
known during these historical times but it's also possible that it was imported
or invented after such historical periods, it might even have a great Christian influence
so stating that theVegvisir
is exclusively a viking symbol, is a common mistake
so any information about this symbol that goes beyond what I've just explained you can be certain people are just making stuff up
however there's a lot to tell about this symbol if we
focus on its meaning in our modern perspectives
you will find throughout the internet many variations of this symbol such as these examples
the one I could find closer to the one we see recorded in the collection of spells is
this one
even so I've made a few alterations see if you can spot them
not much difference, cutting here and there, however on the internet everyone seems to forget this little dot here
I had to place it
it it might seem of no importance
but on the other hand it might make all the difference
the Sigil of King Solomon, son of David
now, I must say there is a problem with this one, you will find two sigils
with the exact same symbols and with exact same inscriptions but one
without the circles and the other as you can see in here
the one without the circles seems to be an older version and this is what it was used for:
against the hate and poison of adversaries and enemies
the person who carries his sigil will never be harmed by the temptations of the fiend (which means "the Devil")
and no enemy of the person will come forth against that person in any way
the person will also never be betrayed in either food or drink
which means that the wearer of this Sigil will be safe from poison in either food or drink
nor will the person be betrayed by any false things
which means that the person is protected against magic in general
and as you can see in here and I don't think there is the need to point this out because it's quite obvious but
well, this sigil is greatly influenced by Christianity, I suspect that it is a
whole new symbol for an already existing one but turned to the Christian faith
and if this sigel add any incantations at all, they probably were also very christian
added to a few pagan elements
now, this one with the circles in it
means a whole different thing
it's to count out playing cards which are lying face down
it appears that along with this symbol there was a mode of card counting
in order to win a game of cards involving a very complex mathematical method
card playing was an activity introduced into Iceland in the 16th century
and was roundly condemned by the Protestant church authorities
so probably people wanted to have fun and wanted to make sure no harm would come to them
or have any problems with the religious law and also that no one would cheat with magic
it's the only explanation I can find, for now
that links a protective sign against harm and magic in general to a game of cards
it's a symbol to virtually protect against anything so I suspect this symbol was
used for other purposes probably an amulet, even, against harm and evil in general
Brýnslustafir (Whet-signs)
this one simply states:
carve the upper sign on your whetstone, the other one below
it isn't clear if you should carve the upper sign on one side of the whetstone and the other sign on the other side of the whetstone
but maybe that doesn't make much sense and
what it simply means is that you should carve both signs together but you should start first
by carving the upper sign and then the other one
then, after the carving of the staves, lay a bit of grass over it and then whet it, or use it, under the Sun
and don't look at the edge
well, as you know
a whetstone is a sharpening stone and are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools
and implements through grinding and honing
and it was obviously an important object to have
not just for warriors to sharpen their weapons but also for craftsmen to sharpen their tools
I have one such object in my house, it belonged to my great-grandfather
he was a craftsman and he always carried his whetstone with him
it's not just any stone, it's a proper stone, only suitable to sharpen steel
people wouldn't just grab any stone they would find and work with it
it would take time and knowledge to find a proper stone for this job
one stone that would endure but at the same time sharpen tools and weapons without damaging them
just like my great grandfather
I'm sure people would carry these sharpening stones with them all the time, it would be something
very personal which would gain a certain amount of importance
so it's only natural that people would give these stones a certain spiritual connection
because without them Warriors couldn't fight nor craftsmen could make their creations
against all kinds of suffering and danger
any person (and it's quite specific that can be both genders) carries these staves and no pain may harm the person
and no sword, nor any of the person's enemies, and no worm in drink or food will harm the person
it's quite interesting to notice this aspect that
no worm will harm the person
ancient Germanic peoples believed that diseases
were sometimes caused by tiny invisible worms more akin to serpents actually
that would be in the food and drink
here it is implied that such rune staves prevented these invisible snakes to enter the person's body
these staves are 16 in number plus at the end a solar cross to seal the deal
in here we have an expression of the continuing potency of the number system of the younger Futhark
to cause fear
have the following staves on your person and your enemies will be frightened of you
these eleven staves also contain several runic forms found in the next spell that I'm about to show you
for protection against all kinds of evil
if one wishes to avoid anything bad have these staves on your person
then no one may harm you, not a sword, no torment, no worm nor poison either in your food or drink
this row of 24 staves contains many recognizable rune staves
here we have the number of the elder futhark
and also a mixture between Norse runes, stylized runes and anglo-saxon runes
Lukkustafir (luck-staves)
whoever carries these signs with him will meet with no bad luck
neither on sea nor land
luck to our Scandinavian ancestors wasn't the same thing as it is for us
the Hamingja, which is happiness, good fortune and luck
this Hamingja, or luck, was a sort of force that could be pulled to ourselves and help us in life
a force people could influence coming their way and into their lives
by a variety of actions and choices that led the Hamingja to choose a person
it's a sort of personal entity, part of the self, but can be worked in certain circumstances
when a person dies, for instance, the person's Hamingja
is often reincarnated in one of his or her descendants
particularly if the child is given the name of the original owner of the Hamingja
the Hamingja can also be lent to others during life to assist them in particularly troublesome times
when luck is needed
speaking of luck, getting lucky was also a major concern to our Scandinavian ancestors
alright that was a poor joke but let's take a look at this rune stave
quite tricky so pay attention
its purpose is to bewitch a woman and win her love
if you want to bewilder a woman so that she finds her way to no one except you
make a hole in the floor where she goes over it
and put etin-spear blood (iotun geira blod) and carve a ring on the outside of it
and her name and these staves:
mould-Þurs
maður - inverted threefold
blað
nauð
homla
and gapaldur
and read this conjuration:
I look at you and you feel love and
affection for me with all your heart you can't sit anywhere nor stand to be
anywhere unless you love me this I ask of Óðinn and of all those who know how
to read women-runes that you can neither endure nor thrive unless you love me with all your heart
thus it will be like you are burning in your bones and even worse
in your fleshly parts, it will be allotted to you to be unmarried unless you love me
you shall freeze in your feet and never get honour or happiness
you'll sit as if burning, your hair falling out may your clothes be ripped up unless you want to have me
you easy woman
alright, this sickening obsession sounds much more like a curse rather than a love spell
but let's take a close look to all of this
okay
putting etin-spear blood (jötungeira blóð)
literally "the blood of etin-spears"
Jötungeir (etin-gar) is a kenning for worm and/or serpent
this forms a magical link with chthonic powers, or the infernal powers
powers of the underworld
and it's also possible that this whole thing needs snakes blood to work
after this there are a series of staves to be carved
First, mould-Þurs, the thurisaz rune
The word moldÞurs clearly means earth-Þurs (earth-giant)
which perhaps indicates a reversed thurs-rune
which is a powerful cursing sign
The "mold" could also refer to both the thurisaz rune and mannaz rune
and reinforce the image of the staves connected to the ground
after this maður inverted threefold, the rune we also know as Algiz, inverted three times
then comes blað which means leaf including a leaf of parchment or paper, as well as the blade of a knife
blað might be an alternate name for the B-rune, Berkanan
but I'm also guessing that blað is one of the rune staves we see in this set of rune staves because after that comes nauð
which is the rune we know as nauthiz
and finally homla
which might be the same case as with blað but the meaning is quite obscure and then
Gapalldur
which is the rune stave right there
Gapalldur could mean the "age or eternity of space" (meaning: the void)
the name gapalldur is also found in
the spell of- for success in wrestling, another rune stave completely different
as you can see in here
but in this case combined with the other rune staves
it turns into a rune stave for success in the whole affair
in the conjuration it mentions "the women-runes" or Kvenrúnir or Kvennrúnar
which were originally formulas used to win the love of women
and the rest of the conjuration
to me seems more like a horrible curse and not a love spell at all
but a deep obsessive psychopathic lust
the previous rune staves were a bit creepy
and with a heavy atmosphere in the incantation and also with a certain complexity
so let's soften this subject a little bit by presenting you the fart-runes
yes, you heard it, fart-runes as in flatulence
write these staves on white calfskin with your blood, rouse your blood from your thigh and say this incantation:
I carve you eight áss, nine nauð, thirteen Þurs, which are to afflict your belly
with great shitting and shooting pains and all these may afflict your belly with great farting
may your posts (bones) split asunder
may your guts burst may your farting never stop neither day nor night
may you become weak as the fiend Loki who was snared by all the gods
in your mightiest name Lord God, spirit, creator, Óðinn, Þór, Savior,
Freyr, Freyja, Oper, Satan, Beelzebub, helper, mighty God protect with your followers
Uteos, Morss, Nokte, Vitales
no, this is not a joke
this is a real incantation, it's interesting to see that the incantation mentions a number
of Old Germanic gods such as Odin, Thor, Freyr and Freyja
as well as two Hebraic sort of demons - Satan and Beelzebub
we have also the "helper"
it's a translation from a technical term "meðhjálpari" - a parish-clerk
there is also Oper which probably stands for opera, meaning "work"
the other terms Uteos, Morss, Nokte, Vitales, have a more obscure meaning
Uteos might be from the Greek which might mean "the God", Morss may indicate the Latin word "mors" - "death"
Nokte remains obscure but it sounds a lot like "night" (in latin)
while Vitales may stand for the latin phrase "Vita Lex" - life law
there is a clear connection to the word "life" but in my opinion there is also great similarity with the Latin word "Viales"
the Viales belong to the Etruscan deities without any physical representation
spirits, the "Lares" and among these "Lares"
there were the Viales, the spirits of the roads
these spirits played an important role in the Roman religion, especially during the Republic
we know that for both the Greeks and the Romans, places where roads met - cross roads
were places of great religious activity for ceremonies and rituals, so Vitales might be referring to the Viales
the spirits and forces of roads - of the paths
to cause fear in your enemies
if you want your enemies to fear you
always have this stave under your left arm
yes, we have seen before rune staves to cause fear in one's enemies
but I've picked this one because it's cute and it looks like a crab
but also we have it again the number eight
eight staves radiating from the ring and it seems the number eight was the key number for a lot of
incantations and magical work
the shape of these staves here could be intended as Þurs-runes
or the set could be a runic code tree in one side and five in the
(3:5), 3 in one side and 5 in the other, 3 might indicate the third aett
as you know
the runic alphabet is divided into groups of aettir and the third is referred to as Tyr's aett
the set of Týr - the god of war but was once a God linked to creation and in the Sun
and the number 5 in here could refer to the 5th rune which can be Raido
in the specific cryptic reordering
this only to tell you that most rune staves
also include specific numbers and mathematical sets some more complex than others
which might be codes
the rune staves are complex magical symbols which
not only involve incantations and the power of speech, carving and/or drawing
but also numerology and mathematics to construct magical codes
Roðukross (crucifix)
The insignia of St. Óláfur which one carries for protection
Olaf II, a king of Norway during the first half of the 11th century
Ólafr Haraldsson
Icelanders wrote extensively about Olaf and there are several icelandic sagas about him
Olaf not all unified Norway but also fulfilled the conversion of the nation to christianity
Herzlustafir (strengthening staves)
wear this on your left breast to strengthen your courage; it is as simple as that
and finally just the same way the previous video came to an end I present to you svefnþorn
"sleep thorn" this sign would be carved on oack and laid under
the head of the one who is supposed to sleep so that the person cannot awake
until it is taken away
I've already spoken about this in the previous video
the importance of wood of certain trees and the magical properties
so without going any further, you probably feel quite tired by now if you have reached this far in this video
congratulations and go rest a while
too much information in one day calls for rest so one can settle all information and absorb it
alright friends thank you so much for your time and for being in here for another lesson
check out the previous video and see you on the next one
tack för idag (thank you for today!)
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