Some Notes on Anglo-Saxon Medicine

Talbot, C. H.

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“…Although the Norman conquest had occurred a century earlier, standard medical practice in most of England was still Anglo-Saxon in substance (Payne 1904). English 'leeches' practiced according to the recommendations found in Anglo-Saxon texts which were in turn based on compilations of earlier Latin authors (Talbot 1965). Surviving texts also show reliance on herbal and animal remedies, and on folklore, magic and superstition.…”

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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, AD 1156

Gordon

1996

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SUMMARY A case of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita in an eight‐year‐old girl was recounted by Thomas of Monmouth in a mid twelfth‐century English hagiographic narrative. The Life and Miracles of St William of Norwich. The child had deformities of both hands and both feet at birth, and she developed torticollis and probably had some degree of hypotonia. She needed total care, her family took her to the tomb of St William in the cathedral at Norwich. This visit produced some sort of improvement in her health. Her parents, seeking a miracle, were satisfied that one had occurred. RÉSUMÉ Arthrogrypose multiple congenitale en 1156 Un cas d'arthrogrypose multiple congénitale chez une fillelte de huit ans est rapporté par Thomas of Monmouth dans une hagiographie narrative anglaise du milieu du XIIème siècle, “La vie et les Miracles de Saint Guillaume de Norwich”. L'enfant présentait à la naissance des déformations des deux pieds et des deux mains, et elle présents par la suite un torticolis et probablement quelques degrés d'hypotonie. Elle demandait une lourde prise en charge. Sa familie la conduisit à la tombe de Saint Guillaume à la cathédrale de Norwich. La visite obtint quelques degrés dans l'amélioration de la santé. Ses parents, cherchant le miracle, estimèrent qu'il y en avait eu un. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, AD 1156 Thomas von Monmouth hat Mitte des 12.Jahrhunderts in einer Englischen Heiligenlegende, das Leben und die Wunder des Sankt William von Norwich, einen Fall von Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita bei einem achtjährigen Mädchen beschrieben. Das Kind hatte bei Geburt Deformierungen beider Hände und Füße und entwickelte einen Torticollis und hatte wahrscheinlich eine Hypotonie. Es war ein Pflegefall. Seine Familie brachte es zu dem Grab von Sankt William in der Kathedrale von Norwich. Dieser Besuch brachte eine gewisse Besserung des Gesundheitszustandes. Seine Eltern, die auf ein Wunder hofften, waren befriedigt, daß ein solches geschah. RESUMEN Artrogriposis multiple congenita, AD 1156 Una caso de artrogriposis múltiple congénita en una niña de ocho años de edad fue aportada por Thomas de Monmouth a mediados del siglo doce en la narrativa hagiográfica inglesa “Vida y Milagros de San Guillermo de Norwich”. El niño tenia deformidades de manos y pies al nacer y desarrolló una tortícolis y probablemente tenia cierto grado de hipotonia. Necesitaba cuidados totales. Su familia la llevó a la tumba de San Guillermo en la catedral de Norwich. La visita produjo cierta mejoría en su salud. Sus padres, que buscaban un milagro, quedaron satisfechos del que habia tenido lugar.

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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, AD 1156

Gordon

1996

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“…Indeed it was later demonstrated that much of the material was derived from Greek and Roman sources and had been carefully selected and rewritten to meet local needs (Talbot, 1965).…”

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Do modern-day medical herbalists have anything to learn from Anglo-Saxon medical writings?

Thomas

2011

Journal of Herbal Medicine

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“…2 and 3; cp. Talbot 1965: 159) suggests that OE brēad here might be associated with honeycomb with honey (OE bēobrēad ) on the basis that Gr. πρόπολις ‘bee-glue’ appears in a recipe by the sixth-century Byzantine physician Alexander Trallianus (see Book 7, chapter 7 of Alexander's Twelve Books ; Puschmann 1878–9).…”

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Reassessing the semantic history of OEbrēad/ MEbrēd

Pons‐Sanz¹

2016

English Language and Linguistics

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Our etymological understanding of PDE bread has been influenced, to a considerable extent, by Otto Jespersen's comment that ‘An Englishman cannot thrive or be ill or die without Scandinavian words; they are to the language what bread and eggs are to the daily fare.’ This article analyses the evidence behind the possibility that PDE bread might represent a Norse-derived semantic loan, i.e. that OE brēad acquired the meaning ‘bread’, which was more frequently expressed by OE hlāf, because of the influence of its Viking Age Norse cognate (cp. OIc brauð ‘bread’). On the basis of an in-depth study of the attestations of OE brēad and hlāf and their early Middle English reflexes, as well as the use of their cognates in various Germanic languages, the article challenges the traditional view that OE brēad originally meant ‘piece, morsel of bread’ and concludes that Norse influence is not needed in order to account for the semantic history of PDE bread.

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Some Notes on Anglo-Saxon Medicine

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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, AD 1156

Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, AD 1156

Do modern-day medical herbalists have anything to learn from Anglo-Saxon medical writings?

Reassessing the semantic history of OEbrēad/ MEbrēd

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