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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · 1d

A tariff update, and I try to discuss magic while distracted by Arthurian trivia: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Tariff Update, Arthurian Trivia, Divine Magic and Red Dragons, History of Venetian and Portuguese…

In the aftermath of my tariff post, it seems that most occult small presses and distributors I mentioned have found ways to resume their…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · 8d

I review two short books on Icelandic magic and the Merseburg Charms from Hyldyr Press! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Two New Books — The Merseburg Spells and Galdrstafir

Today I’ll be covering two short books released by Hyldyr Press: The Merseburg Spells: Germanic Paganism (second edition) by a team led by…

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Tracey Norman Author @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social · 10d

Our next #online #lecture is the awesome @danharms.bsky.social who will be exploring #grimoires and their relevance to #British #folklore - get your ticket from
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#WitchSky #FolkloreThursday #library #archive #WhatsOn #HistorySky

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 10d

Our next online talk

FAIRIES, WITCH BOTTLES AND AZAZEL: British Grimoires and their Significance to the Study of Folklore

Saturday 18 October, 7:30pm
£5 plus booking fee

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All profits support our charity.

Ticket includes talk, Q&A and recording of the event

Our next online talk is now booking.

On Saturday 18th October, we will be hosting a talk via Zoom on the subject of British Grimoires and their significance to folklore.

Tickets are £5 (plus booking fee) via our EventBrite page and include a Q&A with the presenter, Daniel Harms, and access to a recording of the talk afterwards.

All profits support our charitable work. To book, please visit

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · 15d

My thirty-year old Call of Cthulhu scenario is as popular in China as Masks (maybe). Now what? medium.com/@danharms_29...

Hands of the Living God — Big in China?

All right. This is pretty strange, even by my standards.

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · 29d

Vampires, amulets, and the Merseburg charms! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Croglin Vampires, Merseburg Charms Database, Magical Amulets Pictured and Transcribed

I hope all of you are safe and doing well.

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Sep 6

Partial book reviews! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Brief Book Blurbs — Greek Amulets, Irish Cures, Somerset Witches, Greenland Folklore, A Pirate RPG

Given the readership of this blog, I’m sure that most of my readers have a long list of books they wish to read but didn’t quite get to…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Aug 24

I review A Similitude of Nature: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Review — A Similitude of Nature: Giorgio Anselmi’s On the Images of the Eighth Celestial Sphere

Most of the attention toward historical manuals of magic — and much of my own focus — goes toward the field of ritual magic, with its…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Aug 16

My travels in the UK and Ireland: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Traveling to the UK and Ireland

I’m back from another international excursion. This one was prompted by two conferences: the Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Aug 14

The "Dullix..." phrase is also in the Long-Lost Friend. I'll tag @juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy here.

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Aug 9

We don't find witch bottles in Germany - but are there traces of something similar? medium.com/@danharms_29...

Witch Bottles — Sort of — in German-Speaking Regions

One of the mysteries I’ve wondered about is the curious item in Hohman’s Long-Lost Friend for “Another remedy to be applied when any one is…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Aug 2

Feathers in folklore, and some upcoming releases on Icelandic staves, charms, and Devon witches! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Feathers Podcast, Icelandic Staves, The Merseburg Charms, Devon Witches

I’ll probably be off the blog for a couple of weeks.

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Jul 26

I visit Philly and the Vampire Museum! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Writing Too Much, Philly Trip, Vampire Museum

I have gone somewhat radio silent over the past couple weeks. Apparently I decided that having an article and three presentations due…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Jul 12

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Dagon Collection Shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award

I’ve been overseas and just getting back into the swing of things.

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Jun 21

I review Hyldyr Press' The Long-Hidden Friend! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Review — The Long-Hidden Friend

Welcome back, everyone! Today I’ve got a quick review of The Long-Hidden Friend, Or, The Long Lost Friend: Historical Pennsylvania German…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Jun 14

My report from the ICMS, and considering a book on theatre and magic in early modern England...

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International Congress of Medieval Studies, Slavic and Baltic Paganism, Elizabethan Theatre…

I had a great time at the International Congress of Medieval Studies, although I missed many of my colleagues who weren’t able to make it…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · May 31

An English edition of a classic work on the Inquisition and grimoires in early modern Venice - appearing shortly! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Forthcoming — In the Room of the Circles: The Inquisition and Books of Magic in Early Modern Venice

I’m still at the International Congress of Medieval Studies, having shown people numerous pictures of dragons and spirits. I’ll keep this…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · May 24

I review Brian Johnson's edition of The Black Raven! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Review — The Black Raven translated by Brian Johnson

Hello, everyone! I’ve just received an electronic review copy of The Black Raven, newly translated from Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · May 17

I'll be at @treadwellsbooks.bsky.social on July 3! www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/nec...

Necromancy in Early Modern Britain - Lecture and Soiree | Treadwells

Dan Harms' illustrated lecture unpacks an intriguing graveyard rite to raise the dead, used in early Modern Britain. Drinks soiree follows.

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · May 10

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On Edward IV and the Spirit Birto

For my presentation for the International Congress of Medieval Studies, I’m working a bit with the incantations dedicated to the spirit…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · May 3

Just a bunch of stuff: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Pendragon, Sumerian Incantations, Witch Bottles at the Buckland Museum, Coptic Papyri in Paperback…

Hey, I promised you infrequent updates, and I didn’t want to let you down by posting too regularly.

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Apr 26

I review the newest edition of the Galdrabok, the Icelandic book of magic! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Book Review — Galdrabók by Kári Pálsson

Today we’ll take a look at Hyldyr Press’ new edition of the Galdrabók, the famous Icelandic book of magic, translated by Kári Pálsson…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Apr 26

I review the newest edition of the Galdrabok, the Icelandic book of magic! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Book Review — Galdrabók by Kári Pálsson

Today we’ll take a look at Hyldyr Press’ new edition of the Galdrabók, the famous Icelandic book of magic, translated by Kári Pálsson…

https://medium.com/@danharms_29771/book-review-galdrabók-by-kári-pálsson-ecc0e27ce03e

Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Apr 19

Conference attendance, the Sefer ha-Razim, and a new edition of the Tuba Veneris: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Ouroboros Press Update, Roundtable on Magic Circles, Sepher ha-Razim Introduction, Witch Bottles…

I hope everyone is doing all right out there.

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Apr 8

Tariffs, witch bottles, fairies, and the Long-Lost Friend: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Tariff Impact, Witch Bottles, Fairies and Sex, The Long Hidden Friend, Elder Trees

At this moment, there is some ambiguity on the impact of tariffs on book production. I’m hearing that the rate on books will be 7%…

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Dan Harms @danharms.bsky.social · Mar 29

A publication in Federation of Old Cornwall Societies and an event coming up at the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Old Cornwall and Old Cleveland: An Event and a Publication

Hi, everyone! I hope you’re well and safe.

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