keyword: Staff
'stafr' (m). Archaeological finds of staffs or poles in female graves in pre-Christian may be associated with the seiðstafr ('magic/seiðr staff').
links to sources:
Loðmundr the Sorcerer (Landnámabók) Steinrøðr the Strong Fights Geirhildr the Sorceress (Landnámabók) The Grave of a Vǫlva Discovered (Laxdœla saga) The völva Heiðr and her followers (Örvar-Odds saga) Wool Covering Eyes (Eyrbyggja saga) Þorbjǫrg Lítilvǫlva's Visit (Eiríks saga rauða) Þorbjörg lítilvölva's Costume (Eiríks saga rauða)