Resources for medieval magic.
You might want to pick up a book on leechcraft.
Leechcraft is not about leeching. Leech comes from Old English word leich. I think it means charms or something.
Leechcraft involved charms or galdor. Using spoken charms and ritual a leech would heal the patient. Used herbs, rituals involving prayers to the gods and charms which were like magical spells. When Christianity came to Anglo-Saxon England (about 8th-11th Century), the leeches began using prayers and charms to the Christian God.
There are quite a few scholarly books out there on leechcraft:
One is Leechcraft by Anglo-Saxon Books. (Look for it in a library, as it is quite expensive at $49.99 US.)
Another is Popular Religion in Anglo-Saxon England. Focusing on elf charms and other healing methods for illnesses and madness. (Elves, dwarfs, and other spirits were considered the cause of illness).
Finally there is Witchcraft Medicine which is good for herbalism.
-Hoodooman7s
You might want to pick up a book on leechcraft.
Leechcraft is not about leeching. Leech comes from Old English word leich. I think it means charms or something.
Leechcraft involved charms or galdor. Using spoken charms and ritual a leech would heal the patient. Used herbs, rituals involving prayers to the gods and charms which were like magical spells. When Christianity came to Anglo-Saxon England (about 8th-11th Century), the leeches began using prayers and charms to the Christian God.
There are quite a few scholarly books out there on leechcraft:
One is Leechcraft by Anglo-Saxon Books. (Look for it in a library, as it is quite expensive at $49.99 US.)
Another is Popular Religion in Anglo-Saxon England. Focusing on elf charms and other healing methods for illnesses and madness. (Elves, dwarfs, and other spirits were considered the cause of illness).
Finally there is Witchcraft Medicine which is good for herbalism.
-Hoodooman7s
