1986
DOI: 10.1484/j.peri.3.143
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The sighting of the host in Táin Bó Fraích and the Hisperica Famina

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“…51 According to Herren, the lorica may have had two sub-literary models. 52 Firstly, he refers to curse tablets, of which specimens were found in Roman Britain. Curse tablets are texts, inscribed on lead, which were sometimes buried with an image of the person to be cursed.…”
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“…51 According to Herren, the lorica may have had two sub-literary models. 52 Firstly, he refers to curse tablets, of which specimens were found in Roman Britain. Curse tablets are texts, inscribed on lead, which were sometimes buried with an image of the person to be cursed.…”
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“…53 Herren furthermore mentions the use of nails, inserted in the curse tablets, and 'the practice of stabbing an image of a person with a needle or sharp object in order to inflict real pain in the area affected'. 54 This metaphorical stabbing ritual was performed without the intended victim being aware of it. Connecting these details with the narrative about Saint Columba's fight with demons, I observe that the demons were said to fight with iron spikes.…”
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