Concealed Objects and Written Charms; Protection in the Medieval Period
Elaine Perkins
- Region:
- East Midlands
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £50 plus travel expenses from Chesterfield
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 18th October 2018
- Tagged:
- Amusing | Folklore | Medieval | Superstitions
Have you had a run of bad luck? Do you suffer from unexplained pains? Is your husband being led astray? What can you do? Who can help? Agnes Peterkin, The Cunning Woman, is the answer to all of your problems. She can offer you protection from serpents, thieves and even fairies, with a variety of found and made objects which are displayed and explained. She can even keep the Devil at bay!(Written charms and curses are her speciality.)
Views: 1421 | Enquiries: 5About Elaine Perkins
I was an historic trader, a semi professional actor and have been giving talks for over 20 years to a variety of venues including Historic groups and Battlefield Societies. I present my talks in costume as a Medieval Cunning woman, with a range of found and made objects to help people see life through the eyes of ordinary Medieval men and women.
My talks. They are informative, amusing, theatrical and presented in the First Person in Medieval costume. They are “stand alone” talks and so can be presented anywhere. I only need a table to display various small artefacts. They last about one hour, plus extra time for questions.
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