Vardø Witch Trials
An episode of the Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast, hosted by iHeartPodcasts, titled "Vardø Witch Trials" was published on October 10, 2016 and runs 28 minutes.
October 10, 2016 ·28m · Stuff You Missed in History Class
Summary
At the height of Europe's witch trials, the northern coast of Norway had a disproportionate number of executions for sorcery. The small fishing community in the Arctic circle staged 140 trials, and sentenced 91 of the accused witches to death.
Episode Description
At the height of Europe's witch trials, the northern coast of Norway had a disproportionate number of executions for sorcery. The small fishing community in the Arctic circle staged 140 trials, and sentenced 91 of the accused witches to death.
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