The name Burgrune is inspired by an Old English word referring, in Anglo-Saxon culture, to women associated with healing and magic. It evokes the mesmerising image of the wise old woman who possessed a wisdom that is rarely encountered today, who, perhaps, had a role and authority which has long been made obsolete by the forces that have shaped the modern world. 

Burgrune also evokes an ancient worldview in which wild herbs were encountered not as inert plants, but as alive and receptive to magic, imbued with spirit and virtues which could be possessed and wielded. Of course, the wisest healer knew the auspicious times to gather herbs, when to brew potions, and which incantations would enhance their efficacy!

The healer was not so much a physician, or a doctor, as we understand the medical profession. Instead, she carried a local knowledge of plants, people and place, preserved in memories, spoken charms, stories and everyday experiences, that shaped how she understood the living world around her, and her place within it.

Burgrune was created in honour of this buried and forgotten legacy from a bygone age.