Patrick
Smiths were subject to a curious prejudice, possibly inherited from the savage weapon-maker's association with poisons and charms.
Smiths were subject to a curious prejudice, possibly inherited from the savage weapon-maker's association with poisons and charms. (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Political Institutions.)
Patrick and the first ringing of a Christian bell in Erin ^ (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells)
Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX)
- attestation: Smiths were subject to a curious prejudice, possibly inherited from the savage weapon-maker's association with poisons and charms. (The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Political Institutions.)
"The "smith" was the object of a curious prejudice, probably akin to that expressed in St. Patrick's "Lorica", and derived from the smith's having inherited the functions of the savage weapon-maker with his poisons and charms"
Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx
- attribution: Patrick 's Hymn in the eleventh or twelfth century manuscript at Trinity College, Dublin, known as the Liber Hymnorum, in which (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter IV: Manx Folklore)
"Patrick's Hymn in the eleventh or twelfth century manuscript at Trinity College, Dublin, known as the Liber Hymnorum, in which we have a prayer —"
- attestation: Patrick and the first ringing of a Christian bell in Erin ^ (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter VI: The Folklore of the Wells)
"Patrick and the first ringing of a Christian bell in Erin ^."