Anglo-Saxon Metrical Charms
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Anglo-Saxon Metrical Charms
Twelve Metrical Charms survive in Old English, in two medieval manuscripts, Bald's Leechbook (9th century) and Lacnunga (10th to 11th century). They are:
- Æcerbot
- Against a Dwarf
- Against a Wen
- A Journey Charm
- For a Swarm of Bees
- For Loss or Theft of Cattle
- For Delayed Birth
- For Water-Elf Disease
- Nine Herbs Charm
- Wið færstice
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