
The Vardø Witch Trials: Norway’s Witch Hunts
03/10/21 • 52 min
Lindsay and Madison discuss the victims of the Vardø Witch Trials, as well as why you should never attend a rager on a mountain, that spending time with cats and dogs is a bad idea, and how you should always avoid morning doves—especially if they start following you around.
Information pulled from the following sources:
- 2020 Pan Macmillan article
- 2020 Girl Museum article
- 2018 History Collection article by Natasha Sheldon
- 2016 The Norwegian American article by Jill Beatty
- Witchcraft and Witches article by Wise Witch
- Northern Norway website
- Wikipedia (1) (2)
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Lindsay and Madison discuss the victims of the Vardø Witch Trials, as well as why you should never attend a rager on a mountain, that spending time with cats and dogs is a bad idea, and how you should always avoid morning doves—especially if they start following you around.
Information pulled from the following sources:
- 2020 Pan Macmillan article
- 2020 Girl Museum article
- 2018 History Collection article by Natasha Sheldon
- 2016 The Norwegian American article by Jill Beatty
- Witchcraft and Witches article by Wise Witch
- Northern Norway website
- Wikipedia (1) (2)
Be sure to check out our buddies John and Patrick of The Dumb, Found Dead podcast.
We are teaming up with Clarks and PODGO to bring you up to 30% off on select items, including on the iconic Clarks desert boot by going to PODGO.CO/CLARKS.
Don’t forget to take advantage of the merch sale at our TeePublic store - enjoy 35% off March 10-12 AND on Pi Day (March 14), 2021.
Enter our special giveaway by leaving a 5-star rating and review and sending us a screenshot to our email or DM us on Twitter. Entries will be accepted through March 31.
Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.
You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show.
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Essex Witch Hunt Victims: England’s Dark Past
Lindsay and Madison discuss the victims of the Essex Witch Trials, as well as why working in healthcare was dangerous business in the Middle Ages, that owning pets often labeled you as a witch, and how family and neighborhood feuds were a great way to get rid of people who pissed you off - just call them a witch!
Information pulled from the following sources:
- 2017 Tudor Society article
- 2017 Essex Witch Trials website
- 2017 Smithsonian article by Kat Schner
- 2015 Mirror article by Jon Livesey
- 2013 The Haunted Palace article by Miss Jessel
- 2013 History of Witchcraft in England article
- 2011 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Atlas Obscura
- Brit Events
- Wikipedia
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