Finsping Witch Trials Flashcards
What is the name of the website which this witch trial is documented in?
witchcraftandwitches.com
What is the name of this case that is documented on the website?
Finsping Witch Trials
Who was accused and who accused them?
A woman was accused by a high-up servant
Why was the accusation brought against them?
They had supposedly enchanted the Duke and Duchess of Ostrogothia
How many people were executed in the end? What gender were they?
7 women were executed
How was the woman executed who was accused of enchanting the Duke and Duchess of Ostrogothia?
She was burnt at the stake
What did the initial accusation of the woman enchanting the Duke and Duchess make the Duke and Duchess do?
It made them change the law so that more forms of alleged sorcery would be punished by death
Which of the four factors does this case come under?
Legal changes
Why does this case come under Legal Changes?
Because the initial accusation of alleged sorcey made the law more flexible on people being punsihed by death for these accusations
When and Where did this trial take place?
Sweden in 1617
