{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/celt/ali/ali133.htm","path":"neu/celt/ali/ali133.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/ali/ali133.htm","text":"For A Sprain\nIn the Western Isles the following charm is used for a sprain--\nA strand of black wool is wound round and round the ankle, while the operator recites in a low voice--\n\"The Lord rade and the foal slade,\nHe lighted and He righted;\nSet joint to joint and bone to bone,\nAnd sinew unto sinew.\nIn the name of God and the Saints,\nOf Mary and her Son,\nLet this man be healed. AMEN.\"\nA. similar charm was used in Germany in the tenth century, according to Jacob Grimm.","title":"Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland: For a Sprain","type":"page"}