A practical guide to the magical systems of pre-Christian Iceland - Reveals spells and workings drawn directly from surviving magical books from the 16th to 20th century preserved at the National Library in Reykjav k - Explores the history of magic in Iceland through original translations of Icelandic folktales about famous magicians and about legendary grimoires, such as the Galdrab k, the oldest and most complete book of its kind - Explains how...