Wolfssegen

 

A "wolfssegen" is a Bavarian name of a certain protection talisman against werewolves and wolves. It's a charm used mostly by being worn to prevent wolf attacks. It was also used to protect from malicious curses and spells that was popular in the Middle Ages. It was often believed now that these are folklore relics but also there were vocal wolf spells. During these centuries of the Middle Ages, wolf attacks were fairly common and most peasants were more vulnerable. 

Thomas Heiser was an elderly man accused of witchcraft and for being a werewolf. He confessed things under severe torture and mentioned that he performed wolf spells that a mentor had taught him when he was young. He used such a spell to cause a wolf attack on livestock in a village over many years. 

These wolf spells were condemned by the Church as heresy and tried to put a stop to it. Today we associate the metal silver as a protection against werewolves, such as the silver dagger, silver necklace and silver bullets. It's thought that the idea of silver bullets may come from silver metal charms of wolfssegen talismans.   

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