tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post8761551209595729937..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Saxon Healing HerbsDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-3216054298244829232013-09-06T01:18:46.351-07:002013-09-06T01:18:46.351-07:00Hmm. I expect dolphin's hides were quite trick...Hmm. I expect dolphin's hides were quite tricky to come by, especially in the UK, so that if the 'procedure' for curing madness - beating the patient with a scourge made of dolphin's hide - did not work, you could easily blame it on the fact that you couldn't get hold of a dolphin's hide and had to make do with cowhide or similar.<br /><br />Fascinating, thank you for sharing!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700477414937065931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-71606435451194070902013-09-06T00:53:26.959-07:002013-09-06T00:53:26.959-07:00I do have an Amazon voucher burning a hole in my r...I do have an Amazon voucher burning a hole in my reticule - that might be just the thing to spend it on, thank you!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-66528227332443310592013-09-05T14:10:23.540-07:002013-09-05T14:10:23.540-07:00Yes indeed That book is exactly the one I refer to...Yes indeed That book is exactly the one I refer to. well recommended.Richard Denninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100630477156445021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-34162393978845121692013-09-05T10:46:07.986-07:002013-09-05T10:46:07.986-07:00Mme Gilflurt, if Richard's excellent introduct...Mme Gilflurt, if Richard's excellent introduction to the fascinating world of Old English herb craft has captured your imagination, may I recommend Steve Pollington's magisterial study, "Leechcraft: Early English Charms, Plantlore and Healing" (Anglo-Saxon Books, 2000). Steve is one of the greatest living scholars on everyday Anglo-Saxon life, and "Leechcraft" is an in-depth and ever intriguing compendium of information. He also includes the original Old English so you can hone your language skills (just kidding...)Octavia Randolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280624466763859908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-91614117212213542462013-09-05T00:20:59.024-07:002013-09-05T00:20:59.024-07:00That was absolutely fascinating; I have done a lot...That was absolutely fascinating; I have done a lot of reading of medical techniques of my own Georgian era but Saxon healing is entirely new to me.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.com