THE AUTUMN KING - Mark Klaedskeri (Extremely Ltd. Hardback, 1/33. Nemglan Press (2019)

THE AUTUMN KING -Ivar The Boneless, Edmund of East Anglia and the Cult of Yngvi-Freyr - Mark Klaedskeri (Nemglan Press (2019).

Long out of print. Extremely Ltd. Hardback -- only 33 copies printed. Hand-numbered. This copy is #1. 112 pages, hard-bound in a full-colour cover, with cream end-papers and a black ribbon. 

"This important new work is a wide-ranging study of the relationship between two men: Ivar the Boneless, son of Ragnar Lothbrok and the völva Aslaug Sigurdsdottir, leader of the Viking Great Heathen Army; and King Edmund of East Anglia, last of the Wuffinga royal dynasty.

The book explores many topics, including: the Norse magical art of seiðr and its deviant male practitioners; the fertility god Yngvi-freyr and the timing of his blót, or seasonal sacrifice; heathenism in the Danelaw; Edmund’s early cult and ideas of northern so-called ‘sacral kingship.’

Full of revelations, the book provides answers to many key questions including: what was the nature of Ivar’s deformity? Why was Ivar known as ‘Hinguar’ amongst the English? Why did Ivar slaughter Edmund in the manner of a ritual blood-sacrifice? And why was Edmund subsequently venerated by Viking settlers?

The findings also affect our magickal understanding of St Edmund, a figure widely venerated in East Anglian witchcraft. Far from being a passive victim, Edmund is revealed as a powerful embodiment of the king-as-vivifier: a consort of the land, a provider of fertility in life and a supernatural guardian in death." - Nemglan Press, 2019

Contents:

Introduction
Edmund of East Anglia
Ivar ‘the Boneless’
Seiðrmaðr
The cult of Yngvi-freyr
Gods and kings
The Fróblót
Sce eadmund rex
Conclusion
Notes and references
Bibliography

Condition: Near Fine / Unread copy. A couple of light marks to the cover, otherwise fine.