Tag: Denmark
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Humans have been interested in echinoid fossilsĀ (the fossilised remains ofĀ sea urchins) for millennia, considering them lucky and imbuing them with magical powers linked to theirĀ deities
A folk tradition in Denmark and southern England imaginedĀ sea urchin fossilsĀ to be thunderbolts, able to ward off harm by lightning or by witchcraft, as anĀ apotropaic symbol.Ā Another version supposed they were petrified eggs of snakes, able to protect against heart and liver disease, poisons, and injury in battle, and accordingly they were carried asĀ amulets. These were,…
