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Rick · 5th October 2019, 02:52 AM

I understood it to mean that the blackthorn stick itself had the magpie's blood applied to it; not the fire hardened pickled knob at its end.
It seems to me more like an anointment than a treatment .

5th October 2019, 02:52 AM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,262	Magpie's Blood I understood it to mean that the blackthorn stick itself had the magpie's blood applied to it; not the fire hardened pickled knob at its end. It seems to me more like an anointment than a treatment . Last edited by Rick; 5th October 2019 at 03:16 AM. Reason: clarity?