Stories and Folklore<p><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/WordOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordOfTheDay</span></a> </p><p>dreócræft [ ᛞᚱᛖᚩᚳᚱᚫᚠᛏ ]: the magical arts; magic work ; casting magic; spell casting</p><p>dreó / drí / drý: A sorcerer, <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/magus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magus</span></a>; sorcery </p><p>cræft: strength ; power ; skill ; device, especially magical </p><p>Pronunciation: <a href="https://files-thefolklore-cafe.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/attachments/dreocraeft.m4a" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">files-thefolklore-cafe.ams3.di</span><span class="invisible">gitaloceanspaces.com/attachments/dreocraeft.m4a</span></a></p><p>This is the act of spell binding / making of powerful magic by a great <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/sorcerer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sorcerer</span></a>.</p><p>"Simon se drý þurh dreócræft worhte ærene næddran, and ða hie styredan"</p><p>Translation: Simon the sorcerer [ <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/SimonMagus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SimonMagus</span></a> ] made adders [snakes] made of brass and through the use of <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> they moved by themselves </p><p>"Hé bysmraþ men mid his dreócræfte"</p><p>Translation: He mocked men with his magical skills</p><p><a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/AngloSaxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AngloSaxon</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Jutish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jutish</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/WyrdWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WyrdWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/WitchWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WitchWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Witchcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Witchcraft</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/anglosaxon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anglosaxon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/oldenglish" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>oldenglish</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/languagelovers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>languagelovers</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>folklore</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/pagan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pagan</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/paganplus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>paganplus</span></a></span></p>