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Three Anglo-Saxon
metrical charms "Against a dwarf" (Old English: Ƿið
dƿeorh) are
contained within the Lacnunga,
which s**** to heal an
afflicted person...
- "dwarf", like the
Standard English form, all
derive from the Old
English dweorh or
dweorg via the
Middle English dwerg. In the 2004 film Van Helsing, the...
- harm to the user of the fragment. This
interpretation is
paralleled in Wið
Dweorh XCIIIb (Against a
Dwarf XCIIIb), in
which a
harmful dwarf's
sister is called...
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Often explicitly Christian figures are
invoked for help, such as in the Ƿið
dƿeorh charms. One of
these invokes the
names of
saints while another requires...
- sickness, also
attested in the 8th
century CE Ribe
skull fragment and the Ƿið
dƿeorh charms found in the Lacnunga. In this
cultural context, it has been argued...
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Against a Dwarf, one of
which even
contains a male and a
female dwarf (Wið
Dweorh XCIIIb).
Together with
these inscriptions, the Ribe
Skull fragment seems...
