alongside some of the region’s most enigmatic spine-chilling ghost-lore

Entering the Maze

Lecouteux shows how the magic of dwarfs and elves can be rekindled if we recognize their signs and invite them back into our world

he explains how many ancient cities were constructed on specially selected sites and founded ritually at precise

Flight of the Firebird offers a unique perspective into the magical practices of an incredibly beautiful culture

Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages Gandr wand alongside some of the region’sStephen A. Mitchell here offers the fullest examination available of witchcraft in late medieval Scandinavia. He focuses on those people believed to be ableand who in some instances thought themselves ableto manipulate the world around them through magical practices, and on the responses to these beliefs in the legal, literary, and popular cultures of the Nordic Middle Ages. His sources range from the Icelandic sagas to cultural monuments much less