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1. Abracadabra
Proposing a Greek origin of the charm word.
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-abr1.htm
2. Abracadabra
Brief explanation of the Cabbalistic inscription.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/abracadabr...
3. Anglo-Saxon Charms
Translated by Karen Louise Jolly in her 1996 book "Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context."
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kjolly/unc.htm
4. Charms Against Sprains
Recorded in the Orkney and Shetland Islands during the nineteenth century.
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/spraincharm.html
5. Hocus-pocus
The story behind the weird word "Hocus-pocus".
http://www.quinion.com/words/weirdwords/ww-ho...
6. Lithuanian Charms
Charms against illnesses and evil spirits in English translation.
http://www.lithuanian.net/mitai/charms.htm
7. Merseburg Incantations
Two magic poems from pre-Christian Germany.
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/merseburg.html
8. The Merseburger Spells
Two Germanic pre-Christian spells found in a monastery in the German city of Merseburg.
http://www.boudicca.de/merse-e.htm


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