Hidden Charms 3 - The magical protection of buildings

Hidden Charms 3 took place on Saturday 2nd October 2021 at St Mary's Creative Space in Chester.

Brian Hoggard: Horse skulls and their use in magic. 
Debora Moretti: Rethinking the perception of magic and rituals in archaeological contexts: A threefold dialogue between field archaeologists, academics and the public.
Jeremy Harte: Arrow sharpening marks.
Jeannine Woods: Hiding in plain sight: Pagan protection rituals in popular Christian celebrations of Bríd/Brigid in Ireland.
Linda Wilson: Circles and a Square: magical protection at the Maison Forte de Reignac, a fortified dwelling in the Dordogne region of France.
Chris Wood: 'X Marks the Post' - the use of the X as an apotropaic symbol.
Jason Semmens: Witchcraft and Counter-magic in the early twentieth-century Cornwall.
Marc Robben: Apotropaic traces on building components - beyond function and decoration.
James Wright: Tower of Strength: Buildings archaeology, ritual protection graffiti and the use of apotropaic motifs in elite architecture.

Poster presentations for this event.
Chris Wood: 'X Marks the Post' - the use of the X as an apotropaic symbol.
Andy Bentham: ' Where there's muck there's magic - Apotropaic and other graffiti in Peak District farm buildings'
Linda Wilson: 'NOTRE-DAME DE TEMNIAC: Hidden treasures on a 19th century altar back'.
Anthea Hawdon: 'Merels: Game, Graffiti, Symbol'.

St Mary's Creative Space, Chester.

View from the stage, St Mary's, Chester.