The Merseburger Spells (Popularity: )
Two Germanic pre-Christian spells found in a monastery in the German city of Merseburg.
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Anglo-Saxon Charms (Popularity: )
Translated by Karen Louise Jolly in her 1996 book "Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context."
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Merseburg Incantations (Popularity: )
Two magic poems from pre-Christian Germany.
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Charms Against Sprains (Popularity: )
Recorded in the Orkney and Shetland Islands during the nineteenth century.
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Abracadabra (Popularity: )
Proposing a Greek origin of the charm word.
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Hocus-pocus (Popularity: )
The story behind the weird word "Hocus-pocus".
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Abracadabra (Popularity: )
Brief explanation of the Cabbalistic inscription.
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Lithuanian Charms (Popularity: )
Charms against illnesses and evil spirits in English translation.
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