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Ogham | Magic and Medicines #13
For the final episode in this first 13-part series of Magic and Medicines, Eleanor explains the origins and subsequent interpretations of Ogham, the ancient Irish language of cuts.
We start by exploring how we define what Ogham is, and its origins in the 4th century A.D.
From there we dive into how the system works, our earliest sources (including The Auraicept na n-Eces, The Ogham Tract, and The Book of Ballymote) some associated mythology, and points of crossover with other runic languages such as the Elder Futhark.
After that, via a bit of Medieval misinterpretation, it's onto the…
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