Maren McKenna

So it's kind of like this old healer's handbook.

It's filled with these potions and cures.

The original manuscript is in the British Library.

Locked away.

But...

21st century, very kind people have digitized the original Old English text and put it online.

So Christina and Freya bring it up and they start going through all the remedies.

And, you know, it describes to you remedies for stuff that is

A little bit different.

You know, things like... Possession by the devil.

Which, according to this leech book, the remedy for someone who is possessed by the devil is you... Make this kind of like foul brew.

You make them drink it, and it'll make them vomit out the devil.

And then there's another remedy for warts.

And all I'm going to say about that one is that it involves hound's urine and mouse blood.

And then things like... How shall we say, make your husband more physically attentive or less physically attentive, whichever direction you need to moderate it.

Pig's blood, I hope, or toad blood.

Actually, it's just you boil a plant in some water and give it to the guy.

Oh.

Yeah.

Anyway.