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==References == | <p> Arrow-heads of flint used in hunting and war by the aborigines of the British [[Isles]] and of Europe generally, as they still are among savages elsewhere; derived their name from the superstitious belief that they were used by the fairies to kill cattle and sometimes human beings in their mischief-joy; they were sometimes worn as talismans, occasionally set in silver, as a charm against witchcraft. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72578"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/elf-arrows Elf-Arrows from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72578"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/elf-arrows Elf-Arrows from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 15 October 2021
Elf-Arrows [1]
Arrow-heads of flint used in hunting and war by the aborigines of the British Isles and of Europe generally, as they still are among savages elsewhere; derived their name from the superstitious belief that they were used by the fairies to kill cattle and sometimes human beings in their mischief-joy; they were sometimes worn as talismans, occasionally set in silver, as a charm against witchcraft.
