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Ritual Graffiti, Witch Marks, and the Medieval Churches who Cast Curses | Broadly

Etched in the ancient walls and pews of Medieval churches are spells, talismans, and curses. They were created by both the parishioners and, more surprisingly, their church.

Told you fuckers. The blurring of magic and religion in late antiquity/early middle ages is probably one of my favorite things. Check out the zine if you don’t know.