Back Merseburger Zaubersprüche ALS Мерзебургски заклинания Bulgarian Encanteris de Merseburg Catalan Merseburská zaklínadla Czech Merseburg-versene Danish Merseburger Zaubersprüche German Ξόρκια του Μέρζεμπουργκ Greek Magiaj formuloj de Merseburg Esperanto Encantamientos de Merseburg Spanish Merseburgin loitsut Finnish
The Merseburg charms or Merseburg incantations (German: die Merseburger Zaubersprüche) are two medieval magic spells, charms or incantations, written in Old High German. They are the only known examples of Germanic pagan belief preserved in the language. They were discovered in 1841 by Georg Waitz,[1] who found them in a theological manuscript from Fulda, written in the 9th century,[2] although there remains some speculation about the date of the charms themselves. The manuscript (Cod. 136 f. 85a) is stored in the library of the cathedral chapter of Merseburg, hence the name.
- ^ Giangrosso 2016, p. 113.
- ^ Steinhoff 1986, p. 410.