Season 5 Episode 5: Nine's The Charm - The Elves, Wyrms & Dwarves of Anglo-Saxon Leechcraft

In Episode 5, of Season 5 we’re stepping out of the bestiaries and into the wonders of Anglo-Saxon Leechcraft, the folk medicine of our ancestors and what it told us about the magical beings they dwelt beside during this time. My main reference for this episode is Stephen Pollington’s Leechcraft. So, grab yourself a cuppa as we dive into the Lacnunga healing text, and go where elves, wyrms and dwarves are abound.

This episode also features the fabulous Jen Atkinson aka Cunning Woman Rynswith and you can find more information about here work here.

There are some dark folkloric characters explored in this podcast and so, as always, I would recommend that you should listen through first before listening with younger members of your household.

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References:

Pollington, Stephen (2000) Leechcraft: Early English Charms Plantlore And Healing, Anglo-Saxon Books

Jen Atkinson, Cunning Woman Rynswith via Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cunningwoman_rynswith/

Herigeas Hundas - http://www.hampshirereenactment.com

An Introduction to Belemnites - https://ukfossils.co.uk/2012/08/28/an-introduction-to-belemnites/

Nine Herb’s Charm - https://www.mimisbrunnr.info/nigon-wyrta-galdor

Nine Herbs To Rule Them All - https://cerridwenscauldron.substack.com/p/nine-herbs-to-rule-them-all

Hines, John (2019). "Anglo-Saxon Micro-Texts - Practical Runic Literacy in the Late Anglo-Saxon Period: Inscriptions on Lead Sheet". Anglia Book Series. 63 (1): 29–59.

Music:

Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sound Effects via www.orangefreesounds.com & www.pixabay.com

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