medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
We've visited this matter before, but is it possible someone has come across a _medieval_ reference for St Elmo's Fire?
In hope,
Graham
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Dr Graham Jones
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University of Leicester
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From: Ms Brenda M. Cook [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 03 June 2002 21:09
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Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 2. June -St Elmo
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> I "heard" that Saint Elmo, the patron of sailors, was
> pictured with a rope coiled around a winch and this
> was the source of the legend of his gory martyrdom.
> MG
St Elmo's Fire is the traditional name for electrical discharges hissing and
flickering around the masts of sailing ships during a thunderstorm.
Brenda M.C.
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