The district of Finnmark in Northern Norway was subjected to severe witchcraft persecution during the 17th century. In an area with no more than 3,000 inhabitants, 135 people were accused of witchcraft: 91 of them were executed. This book contains the court records of the original trials.
"A creepy, but very educational book about a time that is frighteningly close to us."
Liv Helene Willumsen
Liv Helene Willumsen (b. 1948) is Professor of History at the Department of History and Religious Studies at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway.
She holds a PhD on witchcraft trials in Scotland and Finnmark from the University of Edinburgh. Willumsen has published several professional books and written the texts for the Steilneset Minnested in Vardø – the memorial site for the victims of the witchcraft trials in Finnmark.
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