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Witchcraft and Witchcraft Trials in Orkney and Shetland (Folklore History Series)

Name: Witchcraft and Witchcraft Trials in Orkney and Shetland (Folklore History Series)
ISBN: 9781446549483

By
- G. F. Black
Publisher
- Bronson Press

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Language: English
Format
Category: Religion & Spirituality

A collection of court documents from the witchcraft trials in Orkney and Shetland in the 1600s.

Written in the local dialect, this volume contains a rare collection of typed court documents recording the trials of men and women accused of witchcraft. Reporting their crimes, their trials, and their punishments, this book details the trivial actions many people were arrested for and states the horrendous executions those found guilty faced.

Release date

Ebook: 14 June 2011