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I mentioned the Galdra-Loftur legend in a post in the disappearances thread. Loftur convinces/coerces three, four, or even one of his classmates into joining him in a classroom at midnight for a ritual where he'll try to summon the spirit of the evil and ruthless Bishop Gottskalk Nikulasson (1469-1520) and get his magic book Raudskinna, which was said to be buried with the bishop and contain spells that would allow the sorcerer to overpower the devil. There was a spot in a room at the Holar School which was supposed to be where he stood to summon Gottskalk and even had his footprints in the floor.
This story and the one about how Eirikur of Vogsosar learned magic both have a scene where the hero learns magic by summoning the spirit of a sorcerer who was buried with his magic books. Does anyone know of any other folktales where a magic book is buried?
This story and the one about how Eirikur of Vogsosar learned magic both have a scene where the hero learns magic by summoning the spirit of a sorcerer who was buried with his magic books. Does anyone know of any other folktales where a magic book is buried?
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