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Terrible Trends 31: Anglo Saxon Rituals for Female "Problems"

Sep 15, 2022 · 23m 54s
Terrible Trends 31: Anglo Saxon Rituals for Female "Problems"
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During the 5th-11th Centuries childbirth was the leading cause of death in women. Healers of this time used a mixture of rituals and religion rather than science to treat everything....

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During the 5th-11th Centuries childbirth was the leading cause of death in women. Healers of this time used a mixture of rituals and religion rather than science to treat everything. Whether it was childbirth related, cramps or lack of menstruation they had a ritual that would help! Learn just a few of the bizarre ways they handled female "problems"!

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696514/

Thesis
The Indexing of Medieval Women: The
Feminine Tradition of Medical Wisdom
in Anglo-Saxon England and the MetricalCharms
Keri Elizabeth Sanburn

Old English Medical Remedies
Mandrake, Wormwood and Raven’s Eye by Sinead Spearing

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