Rupert Summerskill's note on sympathetic magic and his request to
'think on this and respond to the group' reminds me of the
Anglo-Saxon use of garlic to treat wounds caused by spears and other
sharp objects because of the shape of the leaves of the plant, garlic
being derived from OE gar-leac or spear-like.
I have always wondered whether that same thought also lies behind
its supposed power to ward off vampires ...
Just a random thought, and probably as relevant as a limerick would
have been (my apologies!).
Sophie Oosterwijk
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