@alisonatkin Christian prayers were written on patens for healing, but the writing was then washed off and consumed so the good wishes were consumed rather than hanging around as an artifact. @TheRiddleAges wrote a great article about it: https://t.co/RnL
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#OpenAccess article, solving a real old stumper: Exeter Book Riddle 48 https://t.co/VwxB8x48GN #Neophilologus
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#OpenAccess article Powerful Patens in the Anglo-Saxon Medical Tradition and Exeter Book Riddle 48 https://t.co/f3EmeMbefI
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Powerful patens in the Anglo-Saxon medical tradition and Exeter Book riddle 48 https://t.co/wlR7HGFBot