Trollrún: A Discourse on Trolldom and Runes in the Northern Tradition (Hardcover) — by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold

In Trollrún, Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold explores the lesser-known currents of the Northern Tradition, moving beyond familiar Æsir mythology into the older landscape of trolldom, seiðr, land spirits, and the magical legacy preserved in Scandinavian Black Books. The first part of the work, “What the Trolls Told,” presents a view of Norse wisdom rooted in cunning arts, mythic beings, and the living relationship between practitioner and landscape.

The second part turns to the Elder Runes, runology, and practical rune magic as understood within Scandinavian traditions. Rather than a modern esoteric system, Frisvold presents runic practice as something emerging from the cultural, mythic, and natural environment of the North — shaped by ice, fjords, forests, and the cosmology of Yggdrasil.

With contributions from Johannes Gårdbäck and Claude Lecouteux, this work bridges folklore, history, and operative magic. Trollrún will appeal to readers interested in Norse magic, runes, seiðr, and the folk traditions that underpin the Northern esoteric worldview.

Contents include explorations of Norse cosmology, magical beings, seiðr practice, the Black Books, rune origins, runic cryptology, and traditional correspondences between runes, trees, and symbols of the North.