Hyldyr Manuscript INDEX
Compiled by the Hyldyr Editorial Team February 2025
Hyldyr publications frequently reference manuscripts. Here we provide resources for some of the manuscripts mentioned in these publications. Please note that digital collection catalogues may unexpectedly change website addresses.
The Galdrabók (SHM inv. nr 21284)
Language: Icelandic
Location: Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet), Stockholm, Sweden
Web: https://www.alvin-portal.org/alvin/view.jsf?pid=alvin-record%3A463944&dswid=-4496
Translated & published in the following publication:
Kári Pálsson. 2024. The Galdrabók: Forbidden Icelandic Folk Magic. Hyldyr.
Galdrastafir (5472 I 4to)
Language: Icelandic
Location: National and University Library of Iceland (Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn), Reykjavík, Iceland
Web: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/Lbs04-5472-I/0#mode/2up
Translated & published in the following publication:
Kári Pálsson & Giorgia Sottotetti. 2025. Galdrastafir: Historical Icelandic Magic Symbols. Hyldyr. (Upcoming)
The Hávamál (Codex Regius, GKS 2365 4º)
Language: Old Icelandic
Location: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies (Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum), Reykjavík, Iceland
Web: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/GKS04-2365/0#mode/2up
Translated & published in the following publication:
Bellows, Henry Adams; Olive Bray; & Henry Adams Bellows. 2024. The Comparative Hávamál: Historic Advice & Guidance from the Viking Age God Odin.
The Jarðskinna (AM 434 d 12mo)
Language: Icelandic
Location: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies (Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum), Reykjavík, Iceland
Web: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/AM12-0434d/0#mode/2up
Translated & published in the following publication:
Kári Pálsson. 2024. The Galdrabók: Forbidden Icelandic Folk Magic. Hyldyr.
The Merseburg Spells (Cod. 136 f. 85a)
Language: Old High German
Location: Domstiftsbibliothek Merseburg, Germany
Translated & published in the following publication:
Hopkins, Joseph S. 2023. The Merseburg Spells. Hyldyr.
The Nine Plants Spell (Harley MS 585, ff. 160r-163r)
Language: Old English
Location: The British Museum, London, England
Translated & published in the following publication:
Hopkins, Joseph S. 2023. The Nine Plants Spell: Nigon Wyrta Galdor. Hyldyr.
The Völuspá (Codex Regius, GKS 2365 4º)
Language: Old Icelandic
Location: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies (Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum), Reykjavík, Iceland
Web: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/GKS04-2365/0#mode/2up
Translated & published in the following publications:
Bellows, Henry Adams; Olive Bray; & Henry Adams Bellows. 2024. The Comparative Völuspá: The Viking Age Prophecy of Birth, Death, & Rebirth. Hyldyr.
Nordvig, Mathias. 2023. Völuspá: The Vision of the Witch. Hyldyr.
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