{"title":"Hyldyr Books","description":"\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHyldyr places a particular emphasis on historical linguistics and folklore studies, and all of their publications in some way or another fall within the triangle of art, ecology, and folklore. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-oldest-german-spells-historical-charms-invocations-folk-healing-melbourne-australia","title":"The Oldest German Spells,Historical Charms, Invocations, \u0026 Folk Healing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fe-block fe-block-f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block\" data-block-css='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/a7017215-5bf6-49ab-84eb-1a4e39debf09_1045\/website.components.html.styles.css\"]' data-block-scripts='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/a7017215-5bf6-49ab-84eb-1a4e39debf09_1045\/website.components.html.visitor.js\"]' data-block-type=\"1337\" data-definition-name=\"website.components.html\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-website-component-id=\"f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\" id=\"block-f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-text-block-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"\u003eRendered and discussed by Alex Sager\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"\u003e“Thunderer! 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Belief held that a man might even become a wolf, a werewolf, under the right (or wrong) circumstances. Beginning with the enigmatic and celebrated Old English poem \"Wulf and Eadwacer\", this anthology presents a variety of literary and artistic depictions of wolves, werewolves, and wolf-headed warriors from what is now England, Scandinavia, and Germany. \"Wulf, My Wulf\" is a unique, scholarship-grounded, and art-filled work combining the efforts of numerous scholars to create a wolfish experience unlike any before it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beastly but elegant book is packed with original art, new translations of historical material, and discussion from noted experts. 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For example, the authors create characters inspired by graves while discussing what is and is not known about numerous burials from the period. In addition, this experimental edition includes introductions from archaeologists Leszek Gardeła (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany) and Giorgia Sottotetti (National Museum of Iceland) alongside a wide variety of supplemental items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elfhame","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67949684293726,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1253\/4243\/files\/EarthWounds.jpg?v=1794112297"},{"product_id":"the-younger-futhark-viking-age-runes-melbourne-australia","title":"The Younger Futhark: Viking Age Runes by Jacqui Alberts Lund \u0026 Joseph S. 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The result of his labors is an incredible manuscript he simply titled Galdrastafir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, for the first time, this lush and beautiful edition by scholars Kári Pálsson and Giorgia Sottotetti (National Museum of Iceland) presents this material in full alongside numerous supplementary items, including an introduction from scholar Alessia Bauer (École pratique des hautes études, France), photographs by Giorgia Sottotetti, and illustrations by artist duo Leodrune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA must-have for anyone interested in topics like Icelandic folklore, runology, and the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elfhame","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67949688094814,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1253\/4243\/files\/Galdrastafir.jpg?v=1794113295"},{"product_id":"dark-forest-longing-tales-of-folk-horror-nature-mysticism-melbourne-australia","title":"Dark Forest Longing: Tales of Folk Horror \u0026 Nature Mysticism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fe-block fe-block-f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block\" data-block-css='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/a7017215-5bf6-49ab-84eb-1a4e39debf09_1045\/website.components.html.styles.css\"]' data-block-scripts='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/a7017215-5bf6-49ab-84eb-1a4e39debf09_1045\/website.components.html.visitor.js\"]' data-block-type=\"1337\" data-definition-name=\"website.components.html\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-website-component-id=\"f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\" id=\"block-f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-text-block-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough today largely unknown in the English-speaking world, few authors in history can match the potent and uncanny darkness conjured by the early German romanticist Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853). 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P. P. is the earliest book of spells, a grimoire, printed in all of Scandinavia (1771). Here Danish philologist Andreas Oxnæs Damgaard provides the first full rendering of the text into English alongside its original Danish and accompanies both with discussion of the text’s unique features, such as Rosenlund’s use of runes (the region’s ancient native alphabet) and references to Old Norse mythology. Quietly influential in its time but extremely obscure today, this artfully-presented edition is an important contribution to the study of the history of Scandinavian occultism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elfhame","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67949712277598,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1253\/4243\/files\/Sybrianus.jpg?v=1794114569"},{"product_id":"the-merseburg-spells-germanic-paganism-melbourne-australia","title":"The Merseburg Spells: Germanic Paganism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fe-block fe-block-f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block\" data-block-css='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/a7017215-5bf6-49ab-84eb-1a4e39debf09_1045\/website.components.html.styles.css\"]' data-block-scripts='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/a7017215-5bf6-49ab-84eb-1a4e39debf09_1045\/website.components.html.visitor.js\"]' data-block-type=\"1337\" data-definition-name=\"website.components.html\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-website-component-id=\"f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\" id=\"block-f6ad6c49f42425e678b8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-text-block-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Bone to bone, blood to blood, limb to limb, so joined together be!”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA must for anyone interested in the mysterious prehistory of the European continent and for readers interested in topics like historical paganism and what we today call “the occult”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1841, German historian Georg Waitz was leafing through a series of manuscripts in what is now Merseburg, Germany. There he discovered what would seen be known as some of the most important items in ancient Germanic studies: two spells in Old High German alliterative verse, a traditional variety of poetry associated with speakers of ancient Germanic languages from at least the early 400s. These hugely impactful items are primarily known in contemporary German as die Merseburger Zaubersprüche, which is variously rendered into English as the Merseburg Charms, Merseburg Incantations, or—as we’ve chosen to title this edition—the Merseburg Spells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spells are brief but profound, providing an extraordinary window into the pre-Christianization beliefs of the Germanic-speakers of continental Europe. The first calls upon a supernatural group of women, the Idisi. The second calls upon six gods. We know these deities best today as Odin, Frigg, Baldr, and Fulla, alongside the personified Sun, a goddess, and the mysterious Sinthgunt, another goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this greatly expanded second edition, researcher Joseph S. Hopkins renders the poem and discusses both of the spells and associated historical context, themes, and topics alongside a variety of additional, supplemental items. This beautiful and unique edition is lushly illustrated by artist Rim Baudey with contributions from artist Jacqui Alberts Lund (Wovnwyrm Tattoo). It features introductions and discussion from scholars John Lindow (Professor Emeritus of Old Norse and Folklore at University of California, Berkeley) and Alexander Sager (Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Georgia), and was edited by Danielle Cudmore (Halmstad University, Sweden) and Lauren E. 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