Suspend your disbelief and embark on a journey through time and space, stepping into a world of Norse magic, paganism, runes, mythology, and mystery.
Have you always been fascinated by Norse mythology and its myriad of powerful gods—including Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya, and Baldur?
Have the Norse runes always mystified you, and would you love to know more about their history, symbolism, and usage?
Would you like to harness the power of Norse magic, rites, and rituals so you can connect with the extraordinary Norse gods and goddesses?
If so, look no further. Norse Magic, Runes & Mythology is the ideal guide that will take you through the past and present of the mysterious, fascinating, symbolic world of Norse paganism.
Norse practices, rites, and rituals are far from limited to a bygone era.
Rather, the knowledge they contain has been passed on from generation to generation, and you, too, can harness the power of Norse magic in your daily life.
Norse Magic, Runes & Mythology contain a perfect blend of information about myths, realms,gods, and practical information on how to apply Norse magic in your life to guide you and assist you in achieving your goals.
Within its pages, you will find
● An introduction to Norse magic featuring information on Odin’s tale of sacrifice, the nature of magic, and the power of language.
● Engaging information on Norse cosmology and the history of the world—from the Ginnungagap to the creation of the Nine Realms and the importance of the World Tree.
● The enigmatic gods and goddesses who shaped an array of worlds and resided in them—including the Æsir (such as Odin and Frigg) and the Vanir (Nerthus and Kvasir).
● Norse paganism—its characteristics, beliefs, and rituals—and how you can practice it and harness its power.
● The runes—their history, symbol, meaning, and usage. Discover how to cast, bind, and store runes.
● The key elements of Norse magic—including seiðr, spá, and galdr, plus key information about domestic and healing magic.
● Powerful Norse rites you can practice today—such as prayer and offerings, blót, Sumbel, and naming and wedding ceremonies.
If you always thought that Norse magic belonged exclusively to the Gods, think again. Magic was and continues to be part of the Norse pagan community, and you can use it to divine the future, ask the Gods for something you desire or lend tradition and beauty to ceremonies such as your wedding.
Plus, as a bonus, you will get Guide to Norse Paganism & Guide to Norse Pagan Holidays; in these, you will discover…
- A detailed guide to what it takes to be a Norse Paganist – explore the world of Norse traditions, beliefs, mystical practices, and more
- Elves, dwarves, trolls, giants, and many magical creatures and monsters in a comprehensive Norse bestiary
- The cycle of birth and death and how it shaped the Viking culture
- How to practice your beliefs while living in modern times – discover a complete framework to becoming a Norse Pagan
- A comprehensive guide to celebrating Norse paganism – explore the festivities of nature, people, and magic deeply rooted in Norse customs throughout the year
And much more…
All this is just the tip of the iceberg. Within the Norse traditions, you’ll find a more profound and meaningful way to live your life.
Its refreshing and liberating ways allow you to unlock your spiritual, physical, material, and emotional potential.
So, what are you waiting for?
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H. A. Weedon –
This comprehensive and informative work by John Haywood presents a helpful introduction to a wide variety of civilisations from all over the world. There’s a preface plus an introduction entitled: ‘What is Civilisation?. After that these are two pages of very helpful timelines. The rest of he work is divided into five sections followed by ‘Further Reading’, index and acknowledgements. The five sections are:1: The Ancient Near East. 2. The African Civilisations. 3. The First Civilisations of Africa. 4. The First European Civilisations. 5. The Ancient Americas. The information about the civilisations is accompanied by a whole host of helpful maps. and there are some very good illustrations.Besides being helpful in itself, this work forms an excellent companion and guide to further, more extensive research concerning any one of the civilisations the reader might be especially interested in. It’s a valuable ‘getting to know’ work. ‘Oh, look what those people did there so very long ago! This is wonderful! I must find out more about them.’ Then the reader can search for more information on the internet and so on. We have here a valuable gate opening work, stimulating us to find out more about what built the world into what it has become. It’s a gem.
PenBear –
This book is a fast, easy to read introduction to Ancient Civilizations from around the world, including regional maps, diagrams and pictures. It should server as a good place to start if you’re thinking about learning about the ancient world. The material from this book can be a reference guide to then seek out more specialised books.The only criticism I would make of this book is the title, because it is not a true atlas as one would normally recognise.
Lorand Rojneac –
Exactly what I was looking for. Offers a brief entry into Ancient History and how civilizations moved across the globe. Gives you a better picture of which civilization started where and which direction they migrated to. Very beautiful colored maps and pictures of ancient buildings and items. Recommend!
Ross –
If you want a quick version of the rise and fall of Ancient civilizations with detailed text and wonderful maps then this is the book for you. It is a good reference of the various states and empires that a rose and explaining why and where and wets the appetite for further interest on each subject.
CJL –
Bought this for my husband. He says it’s a good read, physically smaller than he was expecting.
Alan Fleming –
Worth it and will buy similar. Thank you.
hetty –
I bought this for a junior schoolboy and it’s far too advanced. Also the print is very small and light and difficult to read
Best Review –
I struggled to get into this, as I planned on reading cover-to-cover rather than using it for reference.But I’m really enjoying it now, the maps and pictures compliment the text well and it reads like a narrative as it’s in order. Very good for someone wanting an overview, and as a trainee primary school teacher this is a good read to prepare for this aspect of the history syllabus.
Amazon Customer –
Expensive
A very small book for the price paid
gt surber –
Brief electic summary of the ancient civilizations with lots of maps illustrating them
Review – Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient CivilizationsThe Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations is another of the delightful series from The Penguin Group. While definitely not a definitive work on the ancient civilizations, this book is an excellent over of the ancient civilizations. This book is a joy to just leaf through casually for a taste of the ancient civilizations.Like all it’s Penguin siblings, this book is well written, well formatted, well illustrated and full of outstanding hard to find maps illustrating and expanding on the points in the essays. The essays are brief and eclectic, but informative. They point the way to more expansion of knowledge. No pretense is made of being a complete history book.I recommend these, and this one especially, to individuals with a quest for quick, overview type knowledge of ancient civilizations.