Episode 42: The Vardø Witch Trials

The Mourning Hour

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.
If you enjoy our podcast, please leave us a rating and review!
Follow us on Instagram @themourninghourpod
If you have questions or case suggestions, send us an email at [e-mail]!
Check out our website to see all sources for this episode www.themourninghourpodcast.com
If you want to shop our merch, head on over to our Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/themourninghour/?etsrc=sdt
If you want to support our Buy Me A Coffee, please feel free but do not feel obligated:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themourninghour
SOURCES
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