Barbarian Rites harvesting and prayers by Connla Freyjason

and prayers by Connla Freyjason

In the hundreds of confessions relating to witchcraft and sorcery trials from early modern Britain we frequently find detailed descriptions of intimate working relationships between popular magical practitioners and familiar spirits of either human or animal form

Drawing from a wealth of ancient Arabic

The Man in Black

and rune work

Barbarian Rites harvesting and prayers by Connla FreyjasonDiscover the untamed paganism of the Vikings and the Germanic tribes prior to the complete Christianization of Europe Explores the different forms of magic practiced by these tribes, including runic magic, necromancy (death magic), soul travel, and shape shifting Examines their rites of passage and initiation rituals and their most important gods, such as Odin, Loki, and Thor Looks at barbarian magic in historical accounts, church and assembly