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'''Seithr''', also known by many variants and variant spellings including [[Seithkonir]], are Nordic witches of ill repute that use a magic system | '''Seithr''', also known by many variants and variant spellings including ''Seithkona'' (plural ''Seithkonur'') and [[Seithkonir]], are Nordic witches of ill repute that use a magic system taught by Gullveig exclusively to women. That magic system is not [[Rune Magic]], nor Hermetic Magic.<ref>''[[Hedge Magic Revised Edition]]'', Chapter Seven: "Vitkir", p. 121 (insert "Female Vitkir")</ref> | ||
==Previous Editions== | |||
In Fourth Edition the Seithkonur are described in [[Ultima Thule|Ultima Thule: Mythic Scandinavia]]<ref>''[[Ultima Thule|Ultima Thule: Mythic Scandinavia]]'', pp. 63-64</ref> and later referenced and further elaborated in [[Land of Fire and Ice|Land of Fire and Ice: Mythic Iceland]]. They are described as having access to ''fylgja'', protective animal spirits, and in many cases may shapeshift into the guise of their fylgja. | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:06, 5 September 2014
Seithr, also known by many variants and variant spellings including Seithkona (plural Seithkonur) and Seithkonir, are Nordic witches of ill repute that use a magic system taught by Gullveig exclusively to women. That magic system is not Rune Magic, nor Hermetic Magic.[1]
Previous Editions
In Fourth Edition the Seithkonur are described in Ultima Thule: Mythic Scandinavia[2] and later referenced and further elaborated in Land of Fire and Ice: Mythic Iceland. They are described as having access to fylgja, protective animal spirits, and in many cases may shapeshift into the guise of their fylgja.
References
- ↑ Hedge Magic Revised Edition, Chapter Seven: "Vitkir", p. 121 (insert "Female Vitkir")
- ↑ Ultima Thule: Mythic Scandinavia, pp. 63-64