Warboys Witches
Warboys Witches : The story of the Throckmorton (also Throgmorton) children in Huntington, Essex, England, in 1589, is the first well-known case of allegedly possessed…
Month: March 2018
Walton, Charles
Charles Walton (1871–1945) was a man with second sight who was renowned as a witch in his village of Lower Quinton, England. Charles Walton was…
Walpurgisnacht
Walpurgisnacht In German witch lore, the greatest of the pagan festivals celebrating fertility and one of the major Sabbats observed by witches. Walpurgisnacht is the…
Vervain
Vervain is an herb sacred since ancient times and used in both witchcraft and anti-witchcraft charms, phIltres and potions. Vervain grows throughout Eurasia and North…
Vaudois
The Vaudois area of the Alps was a hotbed of Catholic heresy in the 12th century. The Valdenses (Waldenses) were followers of Peter Valdo (Waldo):…
Trials by Ordeal
trials by ordeal methods used in trials, including witchcraft trials, to determine guilt or innocence. Trials by ordeal involve a physical test. In England, such…
Torture
During the height of the witch-hunts, a period between the mid-14th and mid-17th centuries, the cruelest, most savage torture was used against accused witches in…
Toad-Witch
Toad-Witch A special kind of self-initiated witch in English folklore. Toad-Witches, or Toadsmen and Toadswomen as they are also called, were powerful and feared, especially…
Toads
Toads are associated with witches both as ingredients in brews and as Familiars. Toad skins are covered with glands that secrete a thick, white poison…
Tituba
Tituba (Indian) West Indian slave in Salem who was instrumental in starting the Salem Witches hysteria of 1692–93. Tituba and her husband, John, both known…