Talismans in Norse Witchcraft

Talismans, Amulets, Charms and Runic Inscritpions. The Folk-Magic of Ancient Scandinavia.
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[@ArithHärger]

*Note1:* If you want to translate this video into your own language go here: kzbin.info_video?ref=share&v=bbsxcm95lpM - thank you in advance! :D *Note2:* Patreon post following this video - "Quick note on Rune-Staves (talismans), Galdor and Helms" - www.patreon.com/posts/quick-note-on-26572099

[@ArithHärger]

@@andreapardo8441 Hello there! Yes by all means translate away! hehe. I know a bit of spanish but not enough to make good subtitles. I would appreciate your help and contribution. Thank you! :D

[@TTimeConscious]

Arith, did you translate it to Portuguese? That's awesome, thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏 Greetings from a Brazilian in Finland. 🙋🎉

[@hychap]

Hi Arith,. I wonder if you have ever heard of writings or runes that are a series of horizontal lines only? There's a place that looks out of place at the giants causeway and seems that it might be more than a natural occurance as these lines are champhered.. been thinking about it for a few years now and I'd be silly not to ask you.

[@MrEnaric]

'Önd gaf Óðinn...' Ot falls together now. In Völuspá Óðinn gave breath, life to humans and wirh ir the possibility to speak, sing and chant. Carving an amulet and singing/chanting a Galdr over it is re-enacting the creation of something animate. The runes give another layer of intent and power/megin combined with the powers alrwady locked in the matetials used for the amulet. I think I understand why a lot of 'Thunær' amulets here in Friesland are made of Red Deer antler and on a rare occasion of bone (Red Deer were and rare in the marshy Frisian estuaries of old) and even amber. The materials themselves were either magical and/or expensive. But it also raises a question. Seeing the phallic form of these amulets, could they be associated with Ingi-Freyr also? He is associated with stags and their antlers if I remember correctly. Antler object with phalluses are known here from pre roman times.

[@veronicafrometa9715]

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[@borgyoh]

your videos are a treasure to anyone who studies or is just interested germanic history and spiritualism

[@kai_plays_khomus]

Again and again I'm deeply impressed about your gift and ability to explain abstract and/or complex problems - not just transfering knowledge but understanding, which isn't the same.. Thanks from Germany

[@crescentdarklight]

I feel like a lot of people don't separate their own thoughts or practices with historical findings. So it's nice, refreshing, that you separate those two things. You provide a clear-cut explanation that doesn't spread misconceptions with what you're talking about. Or at least it seems to be so. I've met a lot of people who had an opinion about something, be they a practitioner or not, and state it as a fact. I really like how you state it's your opinion, separating fact from opinion. It makes things easy to understand and not filled with nonsense.

[@ArithHärger]

Thank you very much. I try my best to remain neutral and don't let my personal beliefs interfere with academic work. I prefer to separe personal spirituality and beliefs from my academic work. It's not easy, but I try my best to provide reliable information without being influenced by my own perspectives. But I also share my perspectives, but I always try to make a clear distinction when I'm exposing my own thoughts on the matter. I think it's useful to also share different perspectives and let people think about it and compare the information. Thank you :)

[@cincoy3679]

Arith Härger Yes. She is right.

[@AnnieInSilence]

I am offended by the fact, that this video has way too few views ... How is it possible that a video about "look what cosmetics I bought and how I smash them into my face" has so much views, but a video about knowledge and studies is rarely recognized... Arith, I love your videos, and I am proud to be one of your patreons, although the amount I donate is not very high. We need more people like you in our society :)

[@ArithHärger]

Thank you very much for your words friend, it really means a lot to me and I'm very pleased you appreciate the work I do! Cosmetics and such videos are entertainment and somewhat useful for those who use them in their daily lives. I think nowadays most people crave for entertainment and a time to relax and have some joy. Some seek entertainment and joy in cosmetics. We live in a strange depressive Era where people really crave for somethign to lift them from their dull, stressful, tiring and depressive lives. I think there is time for everything; for entertainment, relaxation, work, study, knowledge etc. But I also think things are slowly changing and many crave for knowledge as well. We just have to find in knowledge some entertainment as well. The human being is a very complex being capable of wonderful amazing things, but nowadays the human being is just confined to an insignificant existance brought by materialism and industrialization. I believe we shall slowly free ourselves from that and once again become the complex amazing bengs we once were. And then there will be time to paint our faces, do do magic, to do science, to be aware of our surroundings and do all the amazing things we have the potential to do. Some day people will watch cosmetic videos along side occult, religion, spirituality, mathematics, astronomy, and feed on knowledge to enhance their wisdom.

[@mynameisnobodysometimeseve7653]

It's a fake world we live in, of course cosmetics get all those views. Real men want real women. Fake men love fake women so much they want to be women. So, where are all the real people?

[@RavenWolf2moons]

Haaa

[@RavenWolf2moons]

@@mynameisnobodysometimeseve7653 yes

[@karamlevi]

Wake up sir... most of the valuable things in life are near “off the grid” ...as far as real world usefulness. Want a example? 3 off duty professional warriors blocked my path and I avoided them 3 times... upon the 4 time... I said fuck it... beat me up... that’s what you want? So they made their move, and I broke the toughest ones knee side ways which was less force than was given to me at the time aka a head kick when I was on the ground... which I slipped. That was how I used my Wing Chun. A art that MMA routinely disrespects. 3 on 1 fight. The other two freaked out and backed off. All opponents were 1/2 taller than me. Lastly a cop grabbed me without announcing himself... I knocked him out in a 1/8 of a second as he grabbed a arm and I pulled the arm in and put a small defensive punch out. He was out on the pavement. So 2 attackers out from a base of 4. With Wing Chun. A art considered b.s. Their are healing arts with this same high quality power. And they are NOT at the hospitals. Seek And You Will Find. Knock And The Door May Open. Ask and it will May Be Answered. Forgive the phrases but they are they best to describe this phenomenona. We truth seekers are not so popular. Lastly, I picked up the cop and he was okay after a minute.

[@GhostMantis420]

Hey man i really enjoy your content..and you may not realize that these videos can help people but i have recently suffered a devastating loss and what your doing is instrumental in my mental health recovery. From the bottom of my heart i thank you brother

[@antsquirly7654]

It is so nice to have your knowledge and experience available. As a silversmith I incorporated one craft into the other. [wink]

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[@christabrewster7516]

This is by far the most thrilling video I've ever watched.

[@redskyhawk60]

Thank you for this video 💚

[@birnenaugustbirnenaugust321]

Always good to hear you 🙏 Very appreciated!

[@jonbenoit333]

Best KZbin channel ever

[@ArithHärger]

Let's not exaggerate :p but thank you, hehe.

[@37tara]

Thank you!! 🙏❤🙏

[@mbm8404]

Great video and I really like the background music. Perfect for what you are talking about. “Beautiful, harmonious and pleasing to the ear.”

[@westonmcgaa796]

This information will be helpful when I am creating my new talismans and pendants

[@christabrewster7516]

I'm on the edge of my seat lingering on each word. I'm happy ty

[@thecosplaymom]

I appreciate your videos so so very much! Thank you so much for your continued educational videos 💗

[@alysmarcus7747]

Thank you so much Arith ! - I look forward to all and each video you publish, you are so nice, wise and generous. I have wanted to know about these things always and have never been able to get good information from other people, or books as it is 'tinted' with their own attitude - - - every night i watch at least one before i go to bed. Wonderful. - thank you again - Eriana

[@ArithHärger]

So good to know that, thank you very much ^^

[@lanellegael5400]

Talismans, Amulets, Charms and Runes are an interesting subject... you speak with such clarity and comprehensive knowledge on each topics you choose... a past partner (now deceased) was Icelandic, and in hindsight I gain more understanding concerning him and beliefs. And I also realize Celt and Norse had much in common in belief of yore, þǫkk.

[@XENA_O_VANIR]

Thank you as always. For you are so full of such knowledge!! Blessed be my friend!!

[@MrEnaric]

Just so happy with your videos. Even after years of reading and searching you always bring new insights and perpectives. Both as an archeologist ánd a fjöllkyngi maðr. Tige tank!

[@Duececoupe]

Another great video my friend! I think that this calls for another one to watch....and some coffee! I hope that all is well at your end!

[@marktuohy1088]

Another informative, interesting and well presented video. Again, thank you for your efforts in making this video, Arith.

[@ctuagent247]

Arith thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I learn a lot from watching your videos

[@BillieBoyd-ng2qv]

Good Intel. I glad to find a podcast about heathen life. I going to search if you had a podcast about Ullr.

[@groseillegrowa3659]

Thank you again, Arith!!

[@microchip1347]

I sold Sand at the Oceanside one day. Been watching your videos past few days. Thank you for the extra education.

[@davedreds5905]

Thankyou for the thoughtful information

[@danieltalis7711]

Perfect timing again, just when I need it. Thanks Arith.

[@NerdyRodent]

Thanks for the awesome upload!

[@ArithHärger]

Hey there! Hehe, thank you ^^

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Love your stuff kick on love it.

[@westonmcgaa796]

I love this.i make wire rapped pendants.

[@sharris4162]

Awesome, thanks Arith🤘

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So beautiful... poetry in essence...💫

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Cat hair was valuable, huh? *opens up vacuum bag*

[@lesleydonnelly2622]

I have an interest in talismans so I really enjoyed this video. Thank you

[@congamike1]

Thanks!

[@christabrewster7516]

I love leaves twigs

[@Northern85Star]

Never saw the kvinneby amulet, i wonder whether bufi i identical to buri from the ribe skull fragment.. dislectal differences. They play the same role in the inscriptions (subject). Maybe a lesser being invoked to protect or heal with the help of the higher gods.. as in, invoking the high gods to make the spirit protect the wearer. The lesser god being a hamingja or fylgja perhabs, or a lost name for it Seems suspicious. The ribe fragment invokes gods unknown to us, Wolf and High Tyr, besides Odin. Findings like these are so interesting, because they are our only primary sources to heathenism.

[@achuvadia]

Interesting, I was thinking along these lines, I think the assumption is Bofi was the name of the person invoking the protection, but it feels it could be a summons of types...I actually wrote it out and put my name in place of Bofi, it works but I think I like it better as is, there is some mystery and power there...

[@tessjess1]

Brilliant explination ...thank you!

[@kellyodell2897]

I've seen his instagram page, his work is beautiful!

[@yaminabouhas7393]

I will keep this for tonight.........i look forward on this subject 😊

[@annhenry6056]

Great video!!!

[@melahansen4349]

This was a very amazing video Arith, thank you so much for doing these! I know it can’t be easy to think of topics all the time. Do you have a copy of the Icelandic Grimoires? Also was wondering if you think that only some people were able to cast magic for these talismans or imbue an amulet with whatever charm or do you feel that it was as now and maybe some people can perceive different things better than others ( for example the runes ). I’m just asking out of curiosity mostly because there are different opinions in my Kindred as well as in my online group and I’d like to see what you have to say. My thought is just I feel people will know in what areas they have been given gifts and they will also know others that they haven’t. It takes all kinds. But I’d love to hear your thoughts if you aren’t too busy.

[@jonathancarpenter3505]

Any information on Owl sorcery in the Nordic tradition?

[@MrEnaric]

Only that a bronze staff terminal in the shape of an owl like birdmask was found (in Viking, hammer of the North by Magnus Magnusson, 1976). It dates to the late Bronze age. Waterbirds (Swan, goose, ducks, crane, heron), corvids and birds of prey do appear in old Norse art and lore and their bones turn up in archeological digs, often in 'ritual' context. The owl in prehistory had a significant role in the religious practices of Indo European cultures. Eventhough archeological tracrs are rare in Scandinavia, that doesn't mean they had no part of rituals. I can imagine that seiðworkers, völva's hallowed animal spirits like owls because of their nocturnal capacities. The Danish Fyrkat völva was found with lots of magic objects, including herbs, toe rings, hallucinogetic ointment, seiðstaff and... owl-pellets. Hope that that's an answer to your question. ;-) P.s. Come to think of it: What she carried in her stomach might be interresting in this context. Top notch archeologist Neil Price mentions this Völva in one of his three lectures for Cornell University.(the Children of Ash, here on KZbin). Apparently they found the remains of 'pellets' consistent of human hair and cremation residue.... As if she carried (warriors?) People in her body shewanted to take with her... or release their 'spirits' in times of distress. (Like an owl?)She was buried in a burialmound, facing the Fyrkat settlement and harbour and was buried there at the end of the 10th century: a time of war and civil unrest with vikings marauding inside Denmark itself.... We can only guess what really went on, but those pellets had a very significant meaning. P.p.s. the Fyrkat Völva is mentioned in Prices' 'The shape of the soul', around 50 minutes in the lecture. Enjoy!

[@DiamondsRexpensive]

6:45 Selling wind

[@denyse6666]

love the information you have given us here Arith , and the wonderful pictures . Years ago in my early days of magical training we were taught to consecrate all magical weapons and amulets etc with five things , air , earth , fire , water and our bodies . For air we were told to use incense , however I always thought that ones breath should be used , and being the rebel I am , that is what I used :) In the translation of the Kvinneby Amulet it says ' that hammer that from the sea came ' what do you think this line means ? could it refer to a meteorite that fell into the sea that the hammer was forged from ?

[@ArithHärger]

I was wondering about that myself. It might be a reference to the fight between Thor and Jormungandr in the sea, and his hammer always returning to me, and on the other hand Thor's hammer was used as a protective talismans mostly during sea voyages. But there is something else about it that I can't quite grasp - maybe some older traditions related to the sea and Thor. The Norse mythological geography and the conception of the cosmos, the realms are typically envisioned as a circle, in an island in a sea of chaos. Since Thor fights giants, outside the realm of the gods, he literally goes beyond boundaries. Indo-European cosmology was normally depicted in circles, and for Northern Europe it used to be Innangard (inside) and Utangard (the outside), and in the myths and poems it's in Utgard that the Giants live, literally in the "outside". Asgard is surrounded by a great wall and everything inside it is Innangard , so Utgard is everything else outside the realm of the Gods, in the "sea" of chaos, out of the orderly world of the divine. Maybe it has to do something with it. Thor going to Utgard, literally outside his own realm, and his hammer always coming to him when he fights in the "sea" of chaos. I don't know, maybe I'm pushing it too far.

[@denyse6666]

@@ArithHärger thank you , I love the idea of it coming from the sea of chaos ....

[@ArithHärger]

@@denyse6666 most drown, but others learn how to swim in it :)

[@denyse6666]

@@ArithHärger new thought ......as utgard is outside and the universe is outside ( and a sea of chaos ) then it could be that the hammer was forged from a meteorite that fell from the sea of chaos ..... hahahah really stretching the imagination now ....

[@ArithHärger]

@@denyse6666 it was forged by the Duergar with Loki's intervention, so indeed came from outside :p

[@nathanh525]

Excellent, thank you so much for sharing. My father's mother's people are from Norway. What can you share about trolls and giants? Anything specifically about family lines that have trolls or giants in ancestry, from the perspective of folk-magic? Many thanks to you, sir!

[@RavenWolf2moons]

You look amazing

[@sevenis5752]

Good morning. Interesting as usual. It’s not enough to dwell or think or wish for protection or a spell. You have to put energy or life to it so the universe can pick up on that energy or action and help the need or want or request move forward so to say. So going out on a limb, I don’t use my birth name on u-tube, which I may change but, my name without surname is Seveni Freyja Rose- I have stayed before that most of my heritage is Norwegian with a little Italian and Norman. My parents grew up in pagan households. I say all that cause my first name is numerological obviously meaning seven. This is a special or powerful number in many cultures. I read the other day that 3 and 9 were special numbers in Norse mythology. In Icelandic sagas also the number 7. Was numerology used or heavily used at any time in Norse society?

[@animistchannel2983]

This is my first time seeing your channel. You explained very well with this complex and subtle topic, and you said nothing that was overtly wrong, so careful in your treatment of the variations, and this is rare to find. I will look into more of your videos. When you discuss animism, I encourage you to mention that some magic/spirit things are made by the human with their power; but some are granted from Nature in whole form, perhaps gathered together with other pieces. These serve to transfer properties or boons from Nature to the person, to make the person into a living talisman walking, to better represent the Aspects among the people. It is a job of both ways flowing. Sometimes we make the spell. Sometimes we are the spell that was made. This is a kind of Becoming. Also, the practice of destroying or discarding magical objects after completing their work is a common among shamanic/animistic practitioners. I have done this many times as well, and people of modern occult styles are sometimes shocked that such a tool was not kept in treasury, or offered to another like an inheritance. I don't know what to say but laugh, for Spirit moves through us and brings such things as we need at hand, and new ones will be discovered when the time approaches. To try to keep all the things would be to be possessed of memory and vanity, to risk turning into an abomination of our own former selves or works or ancestry. We must remember what we will Become next! How to say it? "Gold makes us a heavy anchor." On this topic, it does matter according to the personal and cultural practices -- and the kind of power being developed -- which materials are made, and whether they are worn or carried, and where/how they are worn or carried, and how much of the time, and when it is done. It also matters if something is made or forged, or if it is found raw in the wild. So many variations, but you addressed the spectrum well. Thank you for your work! I look forward to seeing your talks again :)

[@jonathancarpenter3505]

Could you make video about Holey Stones?

[@michelefields7108]

I would like to see a video about Holda (Frau Holle)

[@seanjobst1985]

Me too! Since she's a Continental Germanic goddess and that's my roots too, not Scandinavian. There's a detailed book about her if you want to look it up. I recently received it and it's pretty good.

[@awolpeace1781]

Can you think of any connection between the Nordic swastika and the swatsika used by the Non, Tibetan witch craft, religion (not to be confused with the Buddhist one)?

[@colinp2238]

Your technique is certainly improving mu friend. Even the christian god used spells to create because they believe that the word was with god from the begining, so what was that word but a magical spell, their god speaking creation into being. Do you know if the Norse used incense in their rituals, if so which source do you find it because in all my research I cannot find reference, unless I look too hard and miss the obvious? With the trade that they had with the Mediterranean and the middle east they must have come into contact with incense as it was used greatly in ancient ceremonies.

[@ArithHärger]

That's a good question my friend. Haven't looked for that. But indeed I remember in one archaeolgoical excavation in Northern Portugal we found a beautiful incense burner from the Bronze Age; animistic conception of the object, a strange bull-like beast. European trading routes between the Mediterranean and northern Europe (especially between Iberian Peninsula and the Baltic) goes back since the early Neolithic in terms of archaeological evidences, so it's possible it's it goes futher back than that. +/- 14.000 years ago people started to populate Scandinavia, but the great migration ws during the last glacial period (11.000/10.000 years ago) and the great majority were people from the Iberian Peninsula, which is why Paleolithic rock art of the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia are very very similar. So indeed, these connections were maintained and quite possilby Scandinavians used incense, but I haven't looked for, and never heard of, Scandinavian incense burners, but I'll try to investigate my good friend.

[@marcusfridh8489]

the so called judeo-christian god Jahve or jehove was actually originally a kaananitic stormgod that only was upgraded when the hebrews became monoteistic. jahve even had a wife from the beguining named Asherah. same thing with allah that originally was a thundergod. and the most holy of names for the jewish god is elohim, with actually is in a lingual pluralform.

[@ArithHärger]

@@marcusfridh8489 It's interesting to see when studying the Sumerian culture, that everything concerning their complex religion is completely turned upside down and become very narrow perceptions when nomadic tribes take control over the Sumerian culture. Nomadic tribes from which hebrews, arameans, amorites and later on the jews descend. Their monotheistic perceptions changed everything. The animistic notions slowly gone and the divinity of all things forgotten. Sad. It's also interesting to see that jahve would come as a goat into his temple, and now Christians loath the symbol of the goat. How things ironically change.

[@je-freenorman7787]

If we break the word inscriptions down, we get in-script-ions ions are energy ! Holi wood burns

[@skiker6828]

Thank you so much for your videos. From me to you...*curtsey. ❤️

[@ArithHärger]

Thank you for watching them! :D

[@tomod7570]

Coukd tattoo be classed as a talismant if its for exsample a prayer in norse runes

[@703356AA]

yes!

[@alexisabercrombie133]

I clicked on this video after my boyfriend found a strange yupik looking talisman here in Juneau ak. He brought it home and son after I became pregnant. Many unfortunate things happened. I looked at it one day carefully and underneath was a baby carved! Should we bury it?

[@baronghede2365]

In voodoo and hoodoo; we use elements from the earth in both practices, Blessed Be.

[@sergeymikhailov9234]

Hi, Arith! Who is Bofi, mentioned in the text of the last talisman in your above video? The owner of the amulet maybe?

[@ArithHärger]

Yes, presumably it's the person who used or was going to use that talisman. These sort of talismans (Taufr) when their purpose is to be used by a specific person, often the name of that person was carved.

[@Audassa]

What abort ear scratching and mind reading just wondering

[@billystewart7251]

Is there a book you can recommend on making rune talismans?

[@christabrewster7516]

Thor's Happer worn about the neck

[@christabrewster7516]

Must have one

[@christabrewster7516]

Seed of flowering fern

[@brendahines2116]

Ralisman and Amulet are actually two similar,but DIFFERENT tools.

[@luzmariadelconsuelomendoza4417]

Me interesan mucho el contenido de tus videos. Pero de favor te pido puedan venir con subtítulos en español.I cant understand englesh. Please in spanish. Saludos desde México

[@shawncarter5619]

I think that it is incorrect to separate out elements of norse animism into things like witchcraft, divination, the gods etc... Originally this would have all been very holistic, homogeneous. More a part of daily life within the tribe.

[@brendahines2116]

Talisman..talisman...grace my hand.the Guess Who

[@TheVelvetVixen]

The guess who are from Winnipeg Manitoba, where the most Icelandic people outside of Iceland live 😊 I love the guess who

[@shadowbanned1134]

Ah, I see you been reading Edred Thorsson.

[@christrimble1921]

who decorated your home martha stuart......odin the self slain laughs

[@kevinross7413]

Hmm some is decent. Y

[@jonbenoit333]

I'm a sorcerer and a pagan, and I can honestly say that I've used spells and conjurations from grimoires that used Judeo-Christian terms in its workings, and recieved results that were just as solid and powerful as the spells and magical practices of pre-Christian traditions. The names, terms, and cosmetic details of your magical workings aren't really important. What I've found to be most important is your approach, intentions, your Will, and your astrological timing and proper incense and items associated with that specific ritual or intention.

[@ArithHärger]

in other words - consciousness. Project one's own toughts and desire, and bend our will and project that into the desired effect.

[@jonbenoit333]

@@ArithHärger exactly

[@frankmueller2781]

I'm more interested in a woman's charms, and that's a different kind of spell altogether.

[@felixuniverse6009]

Do talismans actually work? Nope.