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Anne Larsdatter from Vadsø, who was exposed to the ordeal of water, claimed in her confession that the Devil tied the tongues of witches so they could neither cry or confess until they were exposed to the ordeal of water. She said that she had flown to a witches' sabbath on Baldvolden outside of Vardø, where she had seen forty others. She had partied so that she barely had time to get home to her bed before it was time to get up for church on Christmas morning. Many of the women interrogated between January and February 1621 pointed out Kirsti Sørensdatter as their leader and admiral.
In the winter and spring of 1621 a witch trial took place at the fortress of Vardøhus in Vardø, the center of Norwegian Finnmark. There a woman from Kiberg, Mari Jørgensdatter, was interrogated under torture on 21 January. She said that Satan had come to her at night at Christmas 1620 and asked her to follow him to the house of her neighbor Kirsti Sørensdatter. He asked her if she would serve him, and she said yes, after which he gave her the witch's brand by biting her between the fingers of her left hand. [3] It was the third of the three big mass trials of Northern Norway, preceded by the Vardø witch trials (1621) and the Vardø witch trials (1651–1653), and one of the biggest witch trials in Norway. It was the peak of the witch hunt which had intensified in Northern Norway since the first mass trial in 1621. Vardø was the center of Norwegian Nordkalotten. On 24 December 1617 Eastern Finnmark in northern Norway suffered a terrible storm, where "sea and sky became one." [2] This happened suddenly, "as if loosened from a bag." [2] A great majority of the male population was out at sea at that time and were surprised by the storm, which sank ten boats and drowned forty men. The same year, the new law of sorcery and witchcraft for the union of Denmark-Norway was issued and announced in Finnmark in 1620. [2] Witch trial [ edit ]Vardø is an island community in the far north-east of Norway. In the days before airplanes and motorcars, Vardø and the entire county of Finnmark were truly remote places. These two characters take alternating chapters which rather than restricting this author, weave a compelling if occasionally slow-burning narrative (pun intended). This book evokes the atmosphere of the witch trials in Vardo, North Norway, around 1662/63, and also brings home the awful weather conditions that can be experienced there. The awful story of the cruel treatment of suspected witches is horribly well described. The author seems fascinated by colours, and spends time describing the colour of eyes, the sea, the sky, etc, again bringing the text out of the ordinary.
Then they went to Kirsti, who said that Mari was to come with her to a Christmas party at Lydhorn mountain outside the city of Bergen in Western Norway, over 1,600 kilometers away. She then threw the skin of a fox over Mari and transformed her into the shape of a fox. [4] Recently widowed Zigri Sigvaldsdatter is sent to the fortress at Vardø to be tried as a witch when her affair with a local merchant is discovered. Her daughter Ingeborg sets off into the wilderness to seek a way to bring her mother home. She is accompanied by Maren, herself the daughter of a condemned witch. Maren has a wild, unconquerable spirit and gives Ingeborg the courage to venture into the unknown and to risk all she has to save her family.I'm not sure what to think of this book. It's well written style-wise, the characters are well constructed... the author's intentions are noble. But I feel conflicted about the ending. Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcraft. The novel is inspired by a very real story and very real people as the author details in her author note at the end of the book. BookTrail Travel to The Witches of Vardø So. For me the tragedy of the witch-hunts is in this - people are so afraid of life, of our inability to control the events that we are always in search of simple answers or even someone to blame. And it's so easy to blame those who are different or who are weak or can't protect themselves. It's human nature and the thing we face in modern times too. So yes, hundreds of Saami people and Norwegian (mostly) women were burnt for the greater good by zealous people. It's always hurt to see how easy to persuade the crowd in any allegations if they make them feel better, and understand why bad things happened to them. Even those who were your friends and neighbors yesterday. This is a tragic, horrifying, and raw theme.
There are no witches in our village, Ingeborg, but the Devil does exist. Look into the eyes of our accusers and you will see him there.” The story is inspired from the real events of 16th Century in Vardo (the easternmost town in Norway). With glimpses of actual history run Ning in parallel with the storyline is this book that will take you in world filled with real atrocities of male dominance.This is a thought-provoking and beautifully told story, one that historical fiction fans won’t want to put down. As inspiration, this book takes real witch trials that happened in Norwegian Vardo in the 17th century. This topic interested me and I read a couple of books about witch hunts the last year. This book happens in the same setting The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave took place. And even though I didn't love The Mercies, reading this book made me value and appreciate it much more. The Witches of Vardø is an unapologetically raw and intense novel about witch hunts and the persecution of women in pre-modern Europe. The Witches of Vardø is a novel based on the real life witch hunts which took place on the island of Vardø, Norway, between 1662 and 1663. It is beautifully written, atmospheric, with some gorgeous descriptive passages. The setting highlights how cold and desolate the landscape is and adds to the eerie atmosphere and feel of the book. The novel to transport you to the island of Vardoya, Norway to the most infamous witch trials of Scandinavia
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