Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic by Bill Griffiths

Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic by Bill Griffiths

Animal sacrifice, elf charms, amulets, divination, astronomy, astrology: 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.

William Griffiths spent the majority of his working life in the Royal Navy, from the North Atlantic through the South Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and on to the Far East and the Pacific, including the terrifying Russian Convoys. He served on a variety of ships, including landing craft, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, and aircraft carriers, from the beaches of North Africa through Messina, Salerno, Anzo, and D-Day Normandy. So, what's the point? He 'came up through the hawse-hole' to become an officer during peacetime, which indicates he was commissioned from the lower deck. The hawse-hole is a hole in a ship's bows through which the anchor cable moves as it ascends and descends.

Since leaving the workforce, he has traveled extensively, returning to many of the locations where the navy gained some of its hard-won honors. Otherwise, he's preoccupied with authorship, claiming that he'll write more novels after this one if he can find a publisher. He is a confirmed European, with a second house in France and a daughter who aspires to be a full-time artist. He is married and has a daughter who aspires to be a full-time artist when he is not in France.

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ISBN 13	9781898281337
ISBN 10	1898281335
Title	Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic
Author	Bill Griffiths
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Anglo-Saxon Books
Year published	2003-05-01
Number of pages	245
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