Did you know that the idea of curse words being offensive or obscene comes from the Anglo-Saxon superstition of Dead-Naming; the belief that certain words have power over objects or people?
It's also what Grimoires were made up of: originally, they weren't books of spells or incantations, just lists of words for objects, and the "true name" of those objects.
It's also what Grimoires were made up of: originally, they weren't books of spells or incantations, just lists of words for objects, and the "true name" of those objects.
