Forty-one witches burned at Como

The Malleus Maleficarum (1486) boasts that in 1485 the inquisitor of Como had 41 witches burned in the county of Bormio and nearby.

1485 CE · 45.81, 9.09 · status: account

The sceptical view

The figure comes from the witch-hunters' own manual, written to prove the threat; local records for that year are incomplete.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Malleus Maleficarum