| Magnus Enckell, 'Boy with Skull' (1893) |
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Making magic!
| Fiedelbohrer zum Feuerbohren |
An alternative sort of fire drill (tool) is of course what we in English call the hand drill, but which in German is referred to as the Quirlbohrer (the whisk drill) or simply the Feuerquirl (the fire whisk). According to Guido von List, it was with such a Feuerquirl that the Germanic god Mundilföri first kindled the universe.
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