Svarthöfði

"Black head." The progenitor of all workers of charms or spell-singers, according to a stanza in Völuspá hin skamma:

Eru völur allar frá Viðolfi, vitkar allir frá Vilmeiði, en seiðberendr frá Svarthöfða, jötnar allir frá Ymi komnir.

All the Valas are from Vidolf, all the soothsayers from Vilmeidr, all the sorcerers from Svarthöfdi, all the Jötuns come from Ymir.

Of Svarthöfði nothing further is known.

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