Witchcraft in Scotland by

Introduction

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:24:12 UTC

Thousands of people were accused of witchcraft during the middle ages to the modern era. This was unfair, wrong, and frankly brutal.

Who was Victimized?

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:33:14 UTC

Over 84% of "convicted witches" were women. Midwives and healers were accused often as witch hunters felt they could control the balance between life and death.

Witchcraft

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:33:29 UTC

Witchcraft was said to be used by those who were witches and supposedly had magical powers. To determine whether someone was a witch, they drowned the person. If they died they were innocent, if they survived they were deemed a witch and were sent to be executed. Funny system.

Works Cited

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:40:49 UTC

Emerick, Carolyn. "Scottish Witchcraft: Background and Practices." Exemplore. Exemplore, 02 Apr. 2017. Web. 25 July 2017. .

Survey of Scottish Witchcraft - Introduction to Scottish Witchcraft. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2017. .

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:46:45 UTC

Scotland has been known for Witchcraft for centuries. Pictured here is a woman who was killed in a witch test.

Torture

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:47:47 UTC

Witches were tortured, beaten, and killed to get information out of. Though of course as they were not actually witches, that would be quite difficult.

Evidence

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:49:36 UTC

Evidence used to "convict" "witches" of witchcraft consisted of confessional evidence, neighbours testimony, another witches testimony, or the "Devil's Mark", which was supposedly left on those who were deemed witches.

How Witches were Executed

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:56:01 UTC

-Most were strangled and burned
-Some were burned alive
-Beheaded
-Hung

Witches existing

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 20:59:46 UTC

There are few descriptions of accused witches shape shifting, but mostly, witches are considered fake.

Conclusion

gavin777 — 2017-07-25 21:05:20 UTC

Witchcraft played a large part in Europe just centuries ago. Witches were deemed evil and the people of Scotland made sure they were kept at bay.