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'''Myomancy''' involved the ceremonial killing and impaling of mice. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
{{wikipediainfo}}'''Myomancy''' was a form of ceremonial [[magic]] involving [[mice]].
 
In the [[1470s]], while being held prisoner by the King of [[Hungary]], [[Vlad III]] practiced a form of myomancy which involved killing and impaling mice in particular patterns. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* In the real world, {{w|myomancy}} is the reading of [[omen]]s from the behaviour of rodents.


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Myomancy

Myomancy was a form of ceremonial magic involving mice.

In the 1470s, while being held prisoner by the King of Hungary, Vlad III practiced a form of myomancy which involved killing and impaling mice in particular patterns. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

Behind the scenes

  • In the real world, myomancy is the reading of omens from the behaviour of rodents.