Valgaldr sounds good to me.

-Laz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Úlfgrímr" <ulfgrim@...>
To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 10:08 PM
Subject: RE: [norse_course] two things


> -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lazarus [mailto:lazarus@...]
> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 3:25 PM
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "vidhar" <nina_net@...>
> > To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
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> > > I would also
> > > like to know the Old Norse word for necromancy.
> >
> > I, for one, don't know if there is one, but the Icelandic dictionary I
> have
> > gives 'Andasæringar' and 'Galdrar'.
>
> Zöega has "valgaldr": (m) charms, spells to raise the dead. Sounds like a
> pretty good translation for necromancy.
>
> Skiljum heilir,
> Úlfgrímr
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