medieval witchcraft by: skylar trushinski, peyton self, jeffy domer (mathis)
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MEDIEVAL WITCHCRAFT By: Skylar Trushinski, Peyton Self, Jeffy Domer (Mathis)
MEDIEVAL WITCHCRAFT
•Usually involved spells • Pentagram were used for devil worship • Pagan religion was created by the devil
WHITE WITCHES
• Seen as helpful• Passing knowledge down generations
GOOD VS BAD
•Not all witches were bad• In the beginning they were considered good• Later found guilty
BLACK WITCHES
• Seen as bad• They practice bad magic• Typically use a pentagram
Ingredients for demon summoning
PENTAGRAM
TOOLS THEY USED
• They used scrolls • They were believed to use brooms• They conjured a familiar
TRIAL
•Made to confess even when innocent •Hung• Burned• Tortured • Beheaded
POWER ANIMALS
• To perform recitals • Animals were associated with evil•Witches can transform into animals •Used products of animals • Black cats were a common familiar
WOLVES/DOGS
•Wolves were a common familiar•Dogs were used for worship rituals• And birds bones were needed for spells
LANGUAGE
• Typically spells were said in Latin• Latin was a language of Pagans
http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials
SPELLS
GODS OF WORSHIP
•Witches worshipped Pagans • Sacrifices were made• Sacrifice had to be willing
VIDEO ON WITCH TRIAL
• http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials
BELIEFS OF WITCHES
• Europe blamed witchcraft on women• There were male witches (Wizard)
MYTHS ABOUT WITCHES
•Witches could turn into animals•Witches made bad weather
WORKS CITED
• http://www.witchcraftandwitches.com/history_medieval.html
• https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/367/367-131.htm
• http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-life/medieval-witchcraft.htm
• http://www.witchcraft.com.au/medieval-witchcraft.html
• https://renaissancewitchcraft.wordpress.com/