Andrew Hunter Dunn Acton. In 1892 he was elevated to the Episcopate, as the fifth Bishop of Quebec. In 1893 he received an honorary DD from the University of Cambridge. He remained Bishop of Quebec until his sudden death on board ship, homeward bound. He married his aunt or cousin Alice Hunter, with whom he had five sons and two daughters. His son Edward was also a bishop, and his grand daughter Joan was the muse of John Betjeman. Andrew Hunter Dunn Andrew Hunter Dunn (16 October 1839 – 14 November 1914) was an eminent Anglican priest, the fifth Bishop of Quebec. Dunn
Merseburg charms Merseburg charms The Merseburg charms or Merseburg incantations () are two medieval magic spells, charms or incantations, written in Old High German. They are the only known examples of Germanic pagan belief preserved in the language. They were discovered in 1841 by Georg Waitz, who found them in a theological manuscript from Fulda, written in the 9th or 10th century, although there remains some speculation about the date of the charms themselves. The manuscript (Cod. 136 f. 85a) is stored in the library of the cathedral chapter of Merseburg, hence the name. The Merseburg Incantations are the only known surviving