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📖 Ancient Restoration In medieval Ireland the category of people who exercised skill & knowledge were known as áes dána, or nemed ('sacral ones'). This included filid (poets) who were the equal of kings & clerics. The 'base nemed' were men of lesser skill: physicians, judges, smiths…
Éle - Old Irish for 'charm / incantation'. The word is thought to derive from Jesus' cry: "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani". Like in Homer, the calling out to God places an onus to manifest his power. Thus éle were used for magical purposes by medieval Irish scholars.
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