image of post card showing a figure holding a staff with a quote from Hávamál underneath
image of corner of back of post card showing the Hyldyr logo
image of the back of the postcard including translation of the quote as well as space to write
image of post card showing a figure holding a staff with a quote from Hávamál underneath

“sorte muld traveler”

Traditionally Letter-pressed Postcard

Wish you saw a certain friend a little more often? Maybe it’s time for a reminder from the Old Norse god Odin!

This gorgeous, Seattle-made 4"x6" postcard features a Viking Age Swedish archaeological find (mysterious gold foil depictions known as a "Guldgubber") combined with a message to a friend from the Old Norse eddic poem Hávamál, consisting of advice from Odin.

The historic find and runic inscription are carefully explained on side B of the card by scholars Joseph S. Hopkins and Mathias Nordvig (University of Colorado, Boulder).

Details:

  • Made in Seattle, WA, USA

  • Traditionally letter-pressed

  • Double-sided heavy stock paper

  • 6" x 4"

  • Recyclable and compostable

  • Art by Jacqui Alberts, and text by Joseph S. Hopkins and Mathias Nordvig

  • Limited to 999

See Also

Cover of "The Nine Plants Spell" by Joseph S. Hopkins
Cover of "The Little Book of Viking Age Symbols" by Alberts, Hopkins, & Nordvig
Cover of "Lady Elder Tree" by Hopkins & Hjarnø Rasmussen
Cover of "The Elder Futhark: The Oldest Runes" by Alberts & Hopkins
Cover of "Voluspá" by Mathias Nordvig