Lessons - Tests

Lesson 10 - Answers Tests and Reading

Comprehension Test

1. How many charms are listed in the Havamal?
   18

2. Which two runes could be combined to produce courage and strength with resilience and good judgement?
   Uruz (Ur) and Tiwaz (Tir)

3. Which strand of the Northern magic tradition was shamanistic in nature?
   Seidhr

4. If you choose the wrong runes for a bind-rune, what will happen?
   Actually can't say for certain but you do know it will be something other than you intended!

5. Why is the combination of Isa (Is) with Gebo (Gyfu) not good for a relationship?
   Because the cold of Isa (Is) is likely to chill the relationship, cool the passion and so bring it to a premature end

6. Which of the 8 rune techniques is described as "knowing the runes and their correspondences"?
   reading

7. What, according to his saga, did Egil diagnose as the cause of a woman's sickness?
   A runic charm which someone had produced believing them to be love runes

8. In the 13th charm how is the technique of "sending" represented?
   As the throwing or pouring of a cup of water

9. What should the design of a bind-rune be?
   It should be harmonious and pleasing to the eye, ideally with some form of symmetry

10. What is another name for positive rune magic?
    Weal working

Reading

Nothing further to add

Further Exercises

1. We would suggest you can find Cutting and Staining without any difficulty. Reading is therefore inherent in those. The way the charm is phrased suggests that the staining may also Evoke the charm. Finally we would suggest that Sending is done with a spoken command, in this case the question asked. This last one is by no means certain but seems logical to us in context.

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