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, Stockholm, Sweden
Web: https://www.alvin-portal.org/alvin/view.jsf?pid=alvin-record%3A463944&dswid=-4496
Translated & published in the following Hyldyr publication:
Pálsson, Kári. 2024. The Galdrabók: Forbidden Icelandic Folk Magic.
The Galdrastafir (5472 I 4to)
Language: Icelandic
Location: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, Reykjavík, Iceland
Web: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/Lbs04-5472-I/0#mode/2up
Translated & published in the following Hyldyr publication:
Pálsson, Kári. 2025. The Galdrastafir: Historical Icelandic Magic Symbols. (Upcoming)
The Hávamál (Codex Regius, GKS 2365 4º)
Language: Old Icelandic
Location: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, Reykjavík, Iceland
Web: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/GKS04-2365/0#mode/2up
Translated & published in the following Hyldyr 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, Reykjavík, Iceland
Web: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/AM12-0434d/0#mode/2up
Translated & published in the following Hyldyr publication:
Pálsson, Kári. 2024. The Galdrabók: Forbidden Icelandic Folk Magic.
The Merseburg Spells (Cod. 136 f. 85a)
Language: Old High German
Location: Domstiftsbibliothek Merseburg, Germany
Translated & published in the following Hyldyr publication:
Hopkins, Joseph S. 2023. The Merseburg Spells.
The Nine Plants Spell (Harley MS 585, ff. 160r-163r)
Language: Old English
Location: The British Museum, London, England
Translated & published in the following Hyldyr publication:
Hopkins, Joseph S. 2023. The Nine Plants Spell: Nigon Wyrta Galdor.
The Völuspá (Codex Regius, GKS 2365 4º)
Language: Old Icelandic
Location: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, Reykjavík, Iceland
Web: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/GKS04-2365/0#mode/2up
Translated & published in the following Hyldyr publication:
Bellows, Henry Adams; Olive Bray; & Henry Adams Bellows. 2024. The Comparative Völuspá: The Viking Age Prophecy of Birth, Death, & Rebirth.
Nordvig, Mathias. 2023. Völuspá: The Vision of the Witch.
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