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[[File:DTVA - Remedy against feondes costungum.jpg|thumb|250px|Remedy against "feondes costungum" / 10th cent.]] | |||
{{Wiki|Bald's Leechbook}}, a 10th-century medical book, shows how magical beliefs endured in the world of medicine. The book included remedies against sicknesses caused by eleves, goblins, or the Devil himself. | {{Wiki|Bald's Leechbook}}, a 10th-century medical book, shows how magical beliefs endured in the world of medicine. The book included remedies against sicknesses caused by eleves, goblins, or the Devil himself. | ||
If a person was suffering from "Elf Disease", they felt a pain as though they had been shot. According to some, this was because they had been shot—with an Eleven [[arrow]]. | If a person was suffering from "Elf Disease", they felt a pain as though they had been shot. According to some, this was because they had been shot—with an Eleven [[arrow]]. | ||
The book also included suggestions to fend off attacks by a more canonical [[Christianity|Christian]] enemy: the Devil. | The book also included suggestions to fend off attacks by a more canonical [[Christianity|Christian]] enemy: the Devil. In this page, the Leechbook suggests a remedy against all ''feondes costungum'': all "temptations of the devil". | ||
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | [[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:23, 3 September 2022
Bald's Leechbook, a 10th-century medical book, shows how magical beliefs endured in the world of medicine. The book included remedies against sicknesses caused by eleves, goblins, or the Devil himself.
If a person was suffering from "Elf Disease", they felt a pain as though they had been shot. According to some, this was because they had been shot—with an Eleven arrow.
The book also included suggestions to fend off attacks by a more canonical Christian enemy: the Devil. In this page, the Leechbook suggests a remedy against all feondes costungum: all "temptations of the devil".