A practical guide to the magical systems of pre-Christian Iceland äó¢ Reveals spells and workings drawn directly from surviving magical books from the 16th to 20th century preserved at the National Library in Reykjaví?k äó¢ Explores the history of magic in Iceland through original translations of Icelandic folktales about famous magicians and about legendary grimoires, such as the Galdrabí?k, the oldest and most complete book of its kind äó¢ Explains how to personalize the spells through the creation of unique signs and symbols based on the mythic names of Odin and Icelandic magical alphabets