Magic of words and sounds: Exhibition "The Merseburg spells and their reception in literature" opens in Merseburg · Leipziger Zeitung

For the first time, the reception of the Merseburger spells has been presented in literature since their discovery in 1841. As the "merseburger gegepoem" (poemed by Jacob Grimm in 1842) soon became part of collections on German literary history, they enjoyed a great degree of recognition. Their sound, their rhythm [...] The article Magic of words and sounds: Exhibition "The Merseburg spells and their reception in literature" opened in Merseburg …