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December 18th, 2018
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On this date in 1591, the Dutch “witch” Marigje Arriens was burned at the stake.
A 70-year-old Schoonhoven folk healer, Arriens (English Wikipedia entry | Dutch) was accused of enspelling some little twerp and driven into the whole copulating with Satan in exchange for supernatural powers thing common to many witch trials.
A fairly well-known witch hunt victim, she’s the dedicatee of Swedish metal band Bathory‘s* “Born for Burning”.
* The band’s name of course pays tribute to a whole other historic atrocity.
On this day..
Entry Filed under: 16th Century,Arts and Literature,Burned,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Execution,History,Netherlands,Public Executions,Torture,Witchcraft,Women
Tags: 1590s, 1591, december 18, marigje arriens, music, schoonhoven
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