Anglo-Saxon Magic

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
folk
aspect of Anglo-Saxon culture
gptkbp:associatedWith Christian elements
pagan beliefs
gptkbp:category gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
Magic (supernatural)
History of medicine in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:documentedIn Old English charms
Bald's Leechbook
Lacnunga
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anglo-Saxon Magic
gptkbp:includes exorcism rituals
protective charms
love charms
healing charms
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Norse_mythology
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Nine_Herbs_Charm
Against a Wen charm
Wið dweorh charm
Wið færstice charm
Æcerbot charm
gptkbp:period 5th to 11th centuries
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:practitioner healers
cunning folk
wise women
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:prophecy
fertility
protection
healing
curse removal
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_poetry
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_religion
runic inscriptions
Anglo-Saxon medicine
gptkbp:studiedBy folk
historians
philologists
gptkbp:uses amulets
herbs
incantations
ritual gestures
written charms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Godfrid_Storms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7