The Bendfeorm: Structure of an Anglo-Saxon Harvest Feast

Hosts and Providers of the Bendfeorm

In Anglo-Saxon England, the Bendfeorm (also spelled bén-feorm) was a communal harvest feast held at the end of reaping (the “binding” of grain sheaves). It was typically hosted by the lord of the manor as one of the great customary feasts he was expe…Read More

I wanna highlight the relevant text that Hirut pointed out in discord:

*** In times of disaster, a few twigs were thrown into the hearth fire.

Prayers to Saint Donatus, patron saint of thunderstorms, were often said, or the Gospel of St. John was read. This

is because St. John’s wort is also found in the kroedwusj.

This custom recalls the…Read More