Polula witch trials
The Polula witch trials took place in the manor Polula in Estonia in 1542. It centered around the noblewoman Anna von Meck Zoyge, who was accused of having murdered her father-in-law with the assistance of five accomplices, who were all executed for witchcraft. It was the first witch trial with more than one execution in the Baltics, and it remained on of the largest witch trials in the region, were witch trials commonly only resulted in one or two executions.
References
- Ankarloo, Bengt & Henningsen, Gustav (red.), Skrifter. Bd 13, Häxornas Europa 1400–1700: historiska och antropologiska studier, Nerenius & Santérus, Stockholm, 1987
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