Vardø witch trials
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The Vardø witch trials were a series of 17th-century persecutions and executions for alleged witchcraft in Finnmark, northern Norway, that became some of the most notorious witch trials in Scandinavian history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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persecution of witches ⓘ witch trials ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Dano-Norwegian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | local remembrance events in Finnmark ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1600s ⓘ |
| hasCause |
climate anxiety during the Little Ice Age
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fear of sorcery ⓘ religious hysteria ⓘ social tensions in Finnmark ⓘ witchcraft accusations ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Danish rule over Norway
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Little Ice Age climatic conditions ⓘ border region near the Barents Sea ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
long-term stigma for accused families
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strengthening fear of witchcraft in Northern Norway ⓘ |
| hasType |
judicial killing
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mass trial ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| languageOfRecords |
Danish
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Norwegian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Danish-Norwegian witchcraft laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Finnmark
NERFINISHED
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Northern Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Vardø NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Steilneset Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Vardø NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | burning at the stake ⓘ |
| methodOfInterrogation | torture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the most notorious witch trials in Scandinavian history
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high execution rate ⓘ persecution of alleged weather magic ⓘ severity of persecutions ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | dozens of executed individuals ⓘ |
| partOf |
European witch hunts
NERFINISHED
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Scandinavian witch trials ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| startTime |
17th century
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early 1600s ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Scandinavian legal history
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Sámi history ⓘ gender history ⓘ history of religion ⓘ |
| victimDemographics |
predominantly women
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some Sámi people ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Steilneset Memorial