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English: Folio of Old English book of Remedies (Lacnunga) with spell against penetrating worms, wið smeogan wyrme (line 3), a possible source of J.R.R. Tolkien's dragon or "worm", Smaug
Date 11th century
date QS:P,+1050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Harley manuscript 585 Lacnunga ("Remedies") folio 137r
Author Unknown Anglo-Saxon author
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