Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic

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Anglo-Saxon Books, 2003 - Social Science - 257 pages
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Animal sacrifice, elf charms, amulets, divination, astronomy, astrology: an investigation into the practice, methods and ideas associated with Anglo-Saxon magic. The evidence presented is wide-ranging and authoritative. Inevitably some of the sources are familiar, but in association with archaeology, or other less frequently consulted texts, new perspectives are revealed. The book is accompanied by a large selection of the most relevant material, presented in the original and translated.

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Not particularly easy going, but worth the effort - Griffiths assumes knowledge on the part of his readers but even as new to the field, there is much to be learned here. Read full review

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The World of Science
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ancestors Anglo-Saxon England animal associated astrology attributed augury Augustine of Hippo Bede Bede's belief Beowulf blood body burial mounds cemeteries century charm Christ Christian Church concept context cult dead demons Derolez divination dreams ealle early earth element Ellis Davidson elves evil example Foote & Wilson Germania Germanic Godes gods Greek Grimm heora herbs holy Homilies human ibid Icelandic imply Indiculus Superstitionum jElfric King later Latin magic Meaney medicine Mithraism moon names Nine Herbs Charm notes odde Odin ofer Old English Old English texts origin pagan Patrologia Latina pces pcet Penitential perhaps planets ponne practical Prose Edda religion ritual role Roman Rune Poem rune-names runic sacrifice Saga saints Saxo seems sort soul spirits stars stone suggesting Sutton Hoo symbols Tacitus Thor thunder tradition trans verse Vigfusson & Powell Viking wces Woden word worship Ynglinga Saga

About the author (2003)

Bill Griffiths was a poet, Anglo-Saxon scholar, book designer, small press publisher, biker, houseboat owner, pianist, archivist and social historian who late in his career moved from London to North East England where he reinvigorated the study of the region's dialect. He died in 2007 at the age of 59.

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TitleAspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic
AuthorBill Griffiths
Edition3, reprint, revised
PublisherAnglo-Saxon Books, 2003
Original fromIndiana University
DigitizedJun 11, 2009
ISBN1898281335, 9781898281337
Length257 pages
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Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
  
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