Vardø witch trials (1651–1653)
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The Vardø witch trials of 1651–1653 took place in Vardø in Northern Norway. It resulted in the death of seventeen women by burning.[1] It was the second of the three big mass trials of Northern Norway, preceded by the Vardø witch trials (1621) and succeeded by the Vardø witch trials (1662-1663), and one of the biggest witch trials in Norway. It centered around women accused of having caused - or attempted - to have cause ship wrecks by use of witchcraft, and who was exposed to torture and pointed out each other as accomplices.
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[edit]- ^ Kirsten Bergh: “Til ild og bål. En kort oversikt over Finnmarks hekseprosesser”, i G. I. Willoch (utg.): Vardøhus festning 650 år, 1960, s. 126–144