Case file · Witch trials

Trier witch trials

A vast, deadly hunt across the archbishopric of Trier.

1581 CE · 49.76, 6.64 · status: documented

The sceptical view

A real, documented historical persecution — the witchcraft accusations themselves had no basis; victims were condemned through torture, rivalry, delusion and fear.

Sources

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