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Vegvísir is a compound word formed from the two Icelandic words, vegur and vísir. Vegur means 'way, road, path' (lit. ' way '), and vísir, inflection form of vísa, 'to show, to let know, to guide' (lit.
Icelandic name Manuscript description Image Að unni “To get a girl”, this magical stave is used by a man in love to gain the affections of the object of his desires.
Old Norse text [5] Bellows translation [6] "Inn fráni ormr, þú gerðir fræs mikla ok galzt harðan hug; heift at meiri verðr hölða sonum, at þann hjalm hafi." "Glittering worm, thy hissing was great,
The largest ash eruption in Icelandic history. Litla-Hérað (Öræfasveit) was completely destroyed and few seem to have escaped. The group was called Öræfi when it started to rebuild and the glacier Öræfajökull. Most of the ash was carried east to the sea, but destroyed much of Hornafjörður and Lónshverfi along the way.
File:Vegvisir.gif licensed with PD-self 2007-04-11T07:16:46Z Steinninn 150x150 (2452 Bytes) Summary Vegvísir, or Compass, an Viking magic sign to lead the way in bad weather. Uploaded with derivativeFX
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A plate from a Vendel era helmet featuring a figure riding a horse, holding a spear and shield, and confronted by a serpent, accompanied by two birds. The image has been thought to depict Odin with his horse Sleipnir and his spear Gungnir with Huginn and Muninn flowing above.
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