A re-evaluation of the mysterious "charms" found in Anglo-Saxon literature, arguing for their place in mainstream Christian rites.

Introduction
Kill or Cure: Anglo-Saxon Understandings of Galdor
By the Power Vested in Me: Galdor in Authorised Rituals
Ite Missa Est: The Liturgical Nature of 'Charms'
Crops and Robbers: A Case Study of the Vitellius Psalter
In the Beginning Was the Letter: The Cosmological Power of 'Gibberish'
Conclusion
Bibliography

Ciaran Arthur is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Galway.