Case file · Witch trials
Iceland's first witch burning
In 1625, Jón Rögnvaldsson of Svarfaðardalur was burned for sorcery, accused of raising a ghost; he was the first person executed for witchcraft in Iceland.
1625 CE · 65.93, -18.60 · status: official
The account
Iceland's trials were unusual: of 22 confirmed executions between 1625 and 1685, 20 were of men, often accused over runes and grimoires.