A history of amulets in ten objects (2019)(journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk)

47 pointsby benbreenvor 5 Jahren7 comments

journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk

A history of amulets in ten objects (2019)

http://journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/browse/issue-11/a-history-of-amulets-in-ten-objects/

9 comments

TIL: o'clock means "of the clock".

everyvor 5 Jahren

After reading this I went out and searched amongst the "river rocks" used for landscaping and drainage around our apartments. After a few minutes I discover a small piece of eroded limestone (6cm x 4cm x 2cm) with an almost circular 5mm hole straight through the middle. So now I have my own "hag stone" and can sleep peacefully...

everyvor 5 Jahren

Down vote? Really? https://every.sdf.org/.webshare/hagstone.jpg

cjohnson318vor 5 Jahren

There's a Greyhound station in Mississippi or Alabama or someplace with a mural in the terminal with a macabre limerick about the hare's foot not being lucky for the bunny. I saw it 15 years ago, no doubt it's gone by now.

Vrondivor 5 Jahren

Surprising to see such a thorough article incorrectly spell "loadstone" instead of "lodestone". Must be over-enthusiastic autocorrect.

jinwoo68vor 5 Jahren

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loadstone says both are correct?

everyvor 5 Jahren

Perhaps they play NetHack: https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Loadstone

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trollskivor 5 Jahren