Leechcraft
Early English Charms, Plantlore and Healing
Stephen PollingtonAn unequaled examination of every aspect of Anglo-Saxon medicine and healing, including the use of plants, amulets, charms, and prayer. Other topics include: Anglo-Saxon witchcraft, shaminism, tree-lore, omens, dreams, runes, gods, elves, dwarfs, and theories of magic.
The author has brought together a wide range of evidence for the English healing tradition, and presented it in a clear and readable manner.
The three key Old English texts are reproduced in full, accompanied by new translations.
- Bald's Third Leechbook
- Old English Herbarium
- Lacnunga28 illustrations
£25·00
ISBN 1-898281-47-4 9.5" x 6.5" 248mm x 170mm paperback 544 pages
