diff --git a/src/gamecode/laws.c b/src/gamecode/laws.c
index 8b0875afc..d4e591fd2 100644
--- a/src/gamecode/laws.c
+++ b/src/gamecode/laws.c
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ static void reshow(unit * u, struct order *ord, const char *s, param_t p)
       }
     }
     /* try for a spell */
-    sp = get_spellfromtoken(u, s, u->faction->locale);
+    sp = unit_getspell(u, s, u->faction->locale);
     if (sp) {
       attrib *a = a_find(u->faction->attribs, &at_seenspell);
       while (a != NULL && a->type == &at_seenspell && a->data.v != sp) {
@@ -2641,7 +2641,7 @@ static int combatspell_cmd(unit * u, struct order *ord)
     s = getstrtoken();
   }
 
-  sp = get_spellfromtoken(u, s, u->faction->locale);
+  sp = unit_getspell(u, s, u->faction->locale);
   if (!sp) {
     cmistake(u, ord, 173, MSG_MAGIC);
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/kernel/battle.c b/src/kernel/battle.c
index d0d0f9a31..6c51ce01b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/battle.c
+++ b/src/kernel/battle.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include "reports.h"
 #include "ship.h"
 #include "skill.h"
+#include "spell.h"
 #include "terrain.h"
 #include "unit.h"
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/magic.c b/src/kernel/magic.c
index 17dbd1218..092c0abe8 100644
--- a/src/kernel/magic.c
+++ b/src/kernel/magic.c
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 const char *magic_school[MAXMAGIETYP] = {
   "gray",
   "illaun",
@@ -547,13 +545,6 @@ void add_spellname(sc_mage * mage, const spell * sp)
   }
 }
 
-void add_spell(struct quicklist **slistp, spell * sp)
-{
-  if (ql_set_insert(slistp, sp) != 0) {
-    log_error("add_spell: the list already contains the spell '%s'.\n", sp->sname);
-  }
-}
-
 int u_hasspell(const sc_mage *mage, const struct spell *sp)
 {
   return mage ? has_spell(mage->spells, sp) : 0;
@@ -2586,16 +2577,16 @@ static castorder *cast_cmd(unit * u, order * ord)
     return 0;
   }
 
-  sp = get_spellfromtoken(u, s, u->faction->locale);
+  sp = unit_getspell(u, s, u->faction->locale);
 
   /* Vertraute können auch Zauber sprechen, die sie selbst nicht
-   * können. get_spellfromtoken findet aber nur jene Sprüche, die
+   * können. unit_getspell findet aber nur jene Sprüche, die
    * die Einheit beherrscht. */
   if (!sp && is_familiar(u)) {
     caster = get_familiar_mage(u);
     if (caster) {
       familiar = u;
-      sp = get_spellfromtoken(caster, s, caster->faction->locale);
+      sp = unit_getspell(caster, s, caster->faction->locale);
     } else {
       /* somehow, this familiar has no mage! */
       log_error("cast_cmd: familiar %s is without a mage?\n", unitname(u));
@@ -2913,6 +2904,43 @@ const char *curse_name(const curse_type * ctype, const struct locale *lang)
   return LOC(lang, mkname("spell", ctype->cname));
 }
 
+spell *unit_getspell(struct unit *u, const char *name,
+  const struct locale * lang)
+{
+  sc_mage * mage = get_mage(u);
+  if (mage) {
+    variant token;
+    struct spell_names * names = mage->spellnames;
+    for (;names;names=names->next) {
+      if (names->lang==lang) break;
+    }
+    if (!names) {
+      quicklist *ql = mage->spells;
+      int qi;
+      names = (spell_names *)calloc(1, sizeof(spell_names));
+      names->next = mage->spellnames;
+      names->lang = lang;
+      names->tokens = 0;
+      for (qi = 0, ql = mage->spells; ql; ql_advance(&ql, &qi, 1)) {
+        spell *sp = (spell *) ql_get(ql, qi);
+        const char *n = spell_name(sp, lang);
+        if (!n) {
+          log_error("no translation in locae %s for spell $s\n", locale_name(lang), sp->sname);
+        } else {
+          token.v = sp;
+          addtoken(&names->tokens, n, token);
+        }
+      }
+      mage->spellnames = names;
+    }
+
+    if (findtoken(names->tokens, name, &token) != E_TOK_NOMATCH) {
+      return (spell *) token.v;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 struct quicklist **get_spelllist(struct sc_mage *mage, struct faction *f)
 {
   if (mage) {
diff --git a/src/kernel/magic.h b/src/kernel/magic.h
index 5edefbd7d..73ef8018b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/magic.h
+++ b/src/kernel/magic.h
@@ -150,24 +150,6 @@ typedef struct sc_mage {
     int cost;
   } spell_component;
 
-  typedef int (*spell_f)(castorder * co);
-  typedef void(*fumble_f)(castorder * co);
-
-  typedef struct spell {
-    unsigned int id;
-    char *sname;
-    char *syntax;
-    char *parameter;
-    int sptyp;
-    int rank;                   /* Reihenfolge der Zauber */
-    struct spell_component *components;
-    spell_f cast;
-    fumble_f patzer;
-
-    /* this is not so much the spell's data, but the school's studying data */
-    int level;                  /* Stufe des Zaubers */
-  } spell;
-
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 /* besondere Spruchtypen */
@@ -261,15 +243,14 @@ typedef struct sc_mage {
   int get_combatspelllevel(const struct unit *u, int nr);
   /*  versucht, eine eingestellte maximale Kampfzauberstufe
    *  zurückzugeben. 0 = Maximum, -1 u ist kein Magier. */
-  const spell *get_combatspell(const struct unit *u, int nr);
+  const struct spell *get_combatspell(const struct unit *u, int nr);
   /*      gibt den Kampfzauber nr [pre/kampf/post] oder NULL zurück */
-  void set_combatspell(struct unit *u, spell * sp, struct order *ord,
+  void set_combatspell(struct unit *u, struct spell * sp, struct order *ord,
     int level);
   /*      setzt Kampfzauber */
-  void unset_combatspell(struct unit *u, spell * sp);
+  void unset_combatspell(struct unit *u, struct spell * sp);
   /*      löscht Kampfzauber */
-  void add_spell(struct quicklist **slistp, spell * sp);
-  void add_spellname(sc_mage * mage, const spell * sp);
+  void add_spellname(sc_mage * mage, const struct spell * sp);
   /* fügt den Spruch mit der Id spellid der Spruchliste der Einheit hinzu. */
   int u_hasspell(const sc_mage *mage, const struct spell *sp);
   /* prüft, ob der Spruch in der Spruchliste der Einheit steht. */
@@ -279,7 +260,7 @@ typedef struct sc_mage {
    * als das aktuelle Magietalent ist, in die Spruchliste der Einheit
    * ein */
   boolean knowsspell(const struct region *r, const struct unit *u,
-    const spell * sp);
+    const struct spell * sp);
   /* prüft, ob die Einheit diesen Spruch gerade beherrscht, dh
    * mindestens die erforderliche Stufe hat. Hier können auch Abfragen
    * auf spezielle Antimagiezauber auf Regionen oder Einheiten eingefügt
@@ -299,10 +280,10 @@ typedef struct sc_mage {
   /* verändert die maximalen Magiepunkte einer Einheit */
 
 /* Zaubern */
-  extern double spellpower(struct region *r, struct unit *u, const spell * sp,
+  extern double spellpower(struct region *r, struct unit *u, const struct spell * sp,
     int cast_level, struct order *ord);
   /*      ermittelt die Stärke eines Spruchs */
-  boolean fumble(struct region *r, struct unit *u, const spell * sp,
+  boolean fumble(struct region *r, struct unit *u, const struct spell * sp,
     int cast_level);
   /*      true, wenn der Zauber misslingt, bei false gelingt der Zauber */
 
@@ -325,19 +306,19 @@ typedef struct sc_mage {
   int countspells(struct unit *u, int step);
   /*      erhöht den Counter für Zaubersprüche um 'step' und gibt die neue
    *      Anzahl der gezauberten Sprüche zurück. */
-  int spellcost(struct unit *u, const spell * sp);
+  int spellcost(struct unit *u, const struct spell * sp);
   /*      gibt die für diesen Spruch derzeit notwendigen Magiepunkte auf der
    *      geringstmöglichen Stufe zurück, schon um den Faktor der bereits
    *      zuvor gezauberten Sprüche erhöht */
-  boolean cancast(struct unit *u, const spell * spruch, int eff_stufe,
+  boolean cancast(struct unit *u, const struct spell * spruch, int eff_stufe,
     int distance, struct order *ord);
   /*      true, wenn Einheit alle Komponenten des Zaubers (incl. MP) für die
    *      geringstmögliche Stufe hat und den Spruch beherrscht */
-  void pay_spell(struct unit *u, const spell * sp, int eff_stufe, int distance);
+  void pay_spell(struct unit *u, const struct spell * sp, int eff_stufe, int distance);
   /*      zieht die Komponenten des Zaubers aus dem Inventory der Einheit
    *      ab. Die effektive Stufe des gezauberten Spruchs ist wichtig für
    *      die korrekte Bestimmung der Magiepunktkosten */
-  int eff_spelllevel(struct unit *u, const spell * sp, int cast_level,
+  int eff_spelllevel(struct unit *u, const struct spell * sp, int cast_level,
     int distance);
   /*      ermittelt die effektive Stufe des Zaubers. Dabei ist cast_level
    *      die gewünschte maximale Stufe (im Normalfall Stufe des Magiers,
@@ -352,8 +333,10 @@ typedef struct sc_mage {
     int resist_bonus);
   /*      gibt false zurück, wenn der Zauber gelingt, true, wenn das Ziel
    *      widersteht */
+  extern struct spell * unit_getspell(struct unit *u, const char *s,
+    const struct locale *lang);
 
-/* Sprüche in der struct region */
+  /* Sprüche in der struct region */
   /* (sind in curse) */
   extern struct unit *get_familiar(const struct unit *u);
   extern struct unit *get_familiar_mage(const struct unit *u);
diff --git a/src/kernel/magic_test.c b/src/kernel/magic_test.c
index 6e7be814a..716ce3a85 100644
--- a/src/kernel/magic_test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/magic_test.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void test_pay_spell_failure(CuTest * tc)
   CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 2, get_resource(u, rt_find("horse")));
 }
 
-void test_get_spellfromtoken_unit(CuTest * tc)
+void test_getspell_unit(CuTest * tc)
 {
   spell *sp;
   struct unit * u;
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ void test_get_spellfromtoken_unit(CuTest * tc)
   sp = create_spell("testspell", 0);
   locale_setstring(lang, mkname("spell", sp->sname), "Herp-a-derp");
 
-  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, get_spellfromtoken(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
+  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, unit_getspell(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
 
   unit_add_spell(u, 0, sp, 1);
-  CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, get_spellfromtoken(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
+  CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, unit_getspell(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
 }
 
-void test_get_spellfromtoken_faction(CuTest * tc)
+void test_getspell_faction(CuTest * tc)
 {
   spell *sp;
   struct unit * u;
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ void test_get_spellfromtoken_faction(CuTest * tc)
   sp = create_spell("testspell", 0);
   locale_setstring(lang, mkname("spell", sp->sname), "Herp-a-derp");
 
-  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, get_spellfromtoken(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
+  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, unit_getspell(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
 
   f->spellbook = create_spellbook(0);
   spellbook_add(f->spellbook, sp, 1);
-  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, sp, get_spellfromtoken(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
+  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, sp, unit_getspell(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
 }
 
-void test_get_spellfromtoken_school(CuTest * tc)
+void test_getspell_school(CuTest * tc)
 {
   spell *sp;
   struct unit * u;
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ void test_get_spellfromtoken_school(CuTest * tc)
   sp = create_spell("testspell", 0);
   locale_setstring(lang, mkname("spell", sp->sname), "Herp-a-derp");
 
-  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, get_spellfromtoken(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
+  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, unit_getspell(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
 
   book = get_spellbook(magic_school[f->magiegebiet]);
   spellbook_add(book, sp, 1);
-  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, sp, get_spellfromtoken(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
+  CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, sp, unit_getspell(u, "Herp-a-derp", lang));
 }
 
 CuSuite *get_magic_suite(void)
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ CuSuite *get_magic_suite(void)
   SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_spellbooks);
   SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_pay_spell);
   SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_pay_spell_failure);
-  SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_get_spellfromtoken_unit);
-  SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_get_spellfromtoken_faction);
-  SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_get_spellfromtoken_school);
+  SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_getspell_unit);
+  SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_getspell_faction);
+  SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_getspell_school);
   return suite;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.h b/src/kernel/race.h
index c2cafa01f..c7c7c43fc 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.h
+++ b/src/kernel/race.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define RACESPOILCHANCE 5       /* Chance auf rassentypische Beute */
 
+  struct param;
+  struct spell;
+
   typedef struct att {
     int type;
     union {
@@ -49,8 +52,6 @@ extern "C" {
     int level;
   } att;
 
-  struct param;
-
   extern int num_races;
 
   typedef struct race {
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ extern "C" {
     int df_default;             /* Verteidigungsskill Unbewaffnet (default: -2) */
     int at_bonus;               /* Verändert den Angriffsskill (default: 0) */
     int df_bonus;               /* Verändert den Verteidigungskill (default: 0) */
-    const spell *precombatspell;
+    const struct spell *precombatspell;
     struct att attack[10];
     char bonus[MAXSKILLS];
     signed char *study_speed;   /* study-speed-bonus in points/turn (0=30 Tage) */
diff --git a/src/kernel/spell.c b/src/kernel/spell.c
index 5af6793f4..eb59a4f68 100644
--- a/src/kernel/spell.c
+++ b/src/kernel/spell.c
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include <kernel/config.h>
 #include "spell.h"
 
-/* kernel includes */
-#include "magic.h"
-#include "unit.h"
-
 /* util includes */
 #include <util/critbit.h>
 #include <util/goodies.h>
@@ -45,6 +41,13 @@ void free_spells(void) {
   spells = 0;
 }
 
+void add_spell(struct quicklist **slistp, spell * sp)
+{
+  if (ql_set_insert(slistp, sp) != 0) {
+    log_error("add_spell: the list already contains the spell '%s'.\n", sp->sname);
+  }
+}
+
 spell * create_spell(const char * name, unsigned int id)
 {
   spell * sp;
@@ -101,46 +104,6 @@ spell *find_spell(const char *name)
   return sp;
 }
 
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* Spruch identifizieren */
-
-spell *get_spellfromtoken(struct unit *u, const char *name,
-  const struct locale * lang)
-{
-  sc_mage * mage = get_mage(u);
-  if (mage) {
-    variant token;
-    struct spell_names * names = mage->spellnames;
-    for (;names;names=names->next) {
-      if (names->lang==lang) break;
-    }
-    if (!names) {
-      quicklist *ql = mage->spells;
-      int qi;
-      names = (spell_names *)calloc(1, sizeof(spell_names));
-      names->next = mage->spellnames;
-      names->lang = lang;
-      names->tokens = 0;
-      for (qi = 0, ql = mage->spells; ql; ql_advance(&ql, &qi, 1)) {
-        spell *sp = (spell *) ql_get(ql, qi);
-        const char *n = spell_name(sp, lang);
-        if (!n) {
-          log_error("no translation in locae %s for spell $s\n", locale_name(lang), sp->sname);
-        } else {
-          token.v = sp;
-          addtoken(&names->tokens, n, token);
-        }
-      }
-      mage->spellnames = names;
-    }
-
-    if (findtoken(names->tokens, name, &token) != E_TOK_NOMATCH) {
-      return (spell *) token.v;
-    }
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
 spell *find_spellbyid(unsigned int id)
 {
   quicklist *ql;
diff --git a/src/kernel/spell.h b/src/kernel/spell.h
index 627a855d6..5a4df26e9 100644
--- a/src/kernel/spell.h
+++ b/src/kernel/spell.h
@@ -22,25 +22,39 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-  /* Prototypen */
+  struct castorder;
+  typedef int (*spell_f)(struct castorder * co);
+  typedef void(*fumble_f)(struct castorder * co);
+
+  typedef struct spell {
+    unsigned int id;
+    char *sname;
+    char *syntax;
+    char *parameter;
+    int sptyp;
+    int rank;                   /* Reihenfolge der Zauber */
+    struct spell_component *components;
+    spell_f cast;
+    fumble_f patzer;
+
+    /* this is not so much the spell's data, but the school's studying data */
+    int level;                  /* Stufe des Zaubers */
+  } spell;
 
   int use_item_power(struct region *r, struct unit *u);
   int use_item_regeneration(struct region *r, struct unit *u);
   void showspells(struct region *r, struct unit *u);
   int sp_antimagiczone(struct castorder *co);
 
-  /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-  extern struct attrib_type at_unitdissolve;
-  extern struct attrib_type at_wdwpyramid;
-
   extern struct spell * create_spell(const char * name, unsigned int id);
   extern struct spell * find_spell(const char *name);
   extern struct spell * find_spellbyid(unsigned int i);
-  extern struct spell * get_spellfromtoken(struct unit *u, const char *s,
-    const struct locale *lang);
+  extern void add_spell(struct quicklist **slistp, spell * sp);
   extern void free_spells(void);
 
+  /** globals **/
+  extern struct attrib_type at_unitdissolve;
+  extern struct attrib_type at_wdwpyramid;
   extern struct quicklist * spells;
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }