Between 1593 and 1692, 91 people—mostly women—were found guilty of witchcraft and executed in a remote part of Northern Norway called Vardø. This week, Katie and Allison discuss the trials and what was behind the plethora of witchcraft accusations throughout history.
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https://nordnorge.com/en/?artikler=the-witch-monument-in-vardo-is-in-memory-of-the-91-witch-tr ial-victims
https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/literary/the-mercies-true-story-kiran-millwood-hargrave
https://www.iflscience.com/the-17th-century-deadly-storm-that-led-to-the-execution-of-91-witche s-65834
https://www.lifeinnorway.net/vardo-witch-trials/#:~:text=Between%201593%20and%201692%2C %2091,a%20dark%20part%20of%20reality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vard%C3%B8_witch_trials_(1662%E2%80%931663)#:~:text=The% 20witch%20trial,-Context&text=About%20140%20witch%20trials%20were,death%20sentences %20in%20these%20trials.
https://www.norwegianamerican.com/the-evil-north-vardos-witch-trials/
https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/witch-trials-in-the-arctic-part-of-norway/229324/
https://www.livhelenewillumsen.no/res/TrolldomsEngelsk.pdf
https://www.academia.edu/47893775/THE_FINNMARK_NORWAY_WITCHCRAFT_TRIALS_DI SCERNING_PATTERNS_FROM_THE_ARCHIVES
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