Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic

by Bill Griffiths

Animal sacrifice, elf charms, amulets, divination, astronomy, an investigation into the practice, methods and ideas associated with Anglo-Saxon magic. The evidence presented is wide-ranging and authoritative. Inevitably some of the sources are familiar, but in association with archaeology, or other less frequently consulted texts, new perspectives are revealed. The book is accompanied by a large selection of the most relevant material, presented in the original and translated.

Genres: History, Anglo Saxon, Magic, Nonfiction, Religion, Paganism, Occult

245 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1996

About the author

Born as Brian William Bransom Griffiths, was a poet and Anglo-Saxon scholar associated with the British Poetry Revival.

Reviews

[Lorraine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting, but the writing is a let down. Sentences are convoluted and sometimes downright ungrammatical.

It offers a useful overview and a large collection of sources, but lacks an index. The footnotes are often in the middle of a sentence, in places where you cannot easily switch to reading them without having to then re-read the sentence or even the paragraph.

[Trunatrschild · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very readable and educational.