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Anna Klemens

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62:, whom they suspected of having caused several deaths and problems in the village by magic and held a private witch trial. When they were convinced, they tied her up in her own home and burned the house down with her in it. Several of the villagers were later sentenced to death for her murder. Klemens' was the last of these lynch cases. 73:
together with several other people. When she entered the room, the "Wise One" pointed at her and cried out: "Here we have the master of all the witch craft!" She ordered six of the men present to beat Klemens up, as it was the belief that the magic of a witch left her when her blood had been spilt.
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The people gathered obeyed her, out of fear and respect for the wisdom and judgement of the "wise one", and Klemens died of the abuse. The cunning woman was executed for the murder and the men were banished.
107: 28: 54:, the belief led to private trials and lynching of alleged witches during the 18th century. In the countryside in Øster Grønning in 174: 83: 169: 159: 39:, a lynching considered to be the last witch lynching in her country and, most likely, in all 154: 149: 8: 46:
Long after the legal courts in Denmark stopped executing witches after the execution of
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24: 55: 36: 32: 66: 20: 19:(1718–1800) was a Danish murder victim and an alleged 130:(Midwives, witches and cunning women) (In Danish) 141: 105: 58:in 1722, the villagers apprehended a woman, 142: 110:[The witch faith continued]. 84:Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham 13: 14: 186: 128:Jordemødre, Hekse og Kloge Koner 135:Witchcraft and magic in Europe 1: 99: 7: 77: 10: 191: 175:People murdered in Denmark 27:and accused of sorcery in 112:www.historie-online.dk 108:"Heksetroen fortsatte" 170:Danish murder victims 106:Charlotte SH Jensen. 182: 123: 121: 119: 89:Krystyna Ceynowa 69:who consulted a 60:Dorte Jensdatter 190: 189: 185: 184: 183: 181: 180: 179: 160:Lynching deaths 140: 139: 126:Uwe Brodersen: 117: 115: 102: 80: 52:Johan Pistorius 12: 11: 5: 188: 178: 177: 172: 167: 162: 157: 152: 138: 137: 131: 124: 101: 98: 97: 96: 91: 86: 79: 76: 65:Klemens was a 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 187: 176: 173: 171: 168: 166: 163: 161: 158: 156: 153: 151: 148: 147: 145: 136: 132: 129: 125: 113: 109: 104: 103: 95: 94:Barbara Zdunk 92: 90: 87: 85: 82: 81: 75: 72: 71:cunning woman 68: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 44: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 134: 127: 116:. Retrieved 111: 64: 45: 17:Anna Klemens 16: 15: 155:1800 deaths 150:1718 births 114:(in Danish) 48:Anne Palles 41:Scandinavia 144:Categories 100:References 23:. She was 118:2 October 78:See also 29:Brigsted 165:Beggars 56:Salling 37:Denmark 33:Horsens 25:lynched 67:beggar 21:witch 120:2019 50:and 35:in 31:at 146:: 43:. 122:.

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witch
lynched
Brigsted
Horsens
Denmark
Scandinavia
Anne Palles
Johan Pistorius
Salling
Dorte Jensdatter
beggar
cunning woman
Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham
Krystyna Ceynowa
Barbara Zdunk
"Heksetroen fortsatte"
Categories
1718 births
1800 deaths
Lynching deaths
Beggars
Danish murder victims
People murdered in Denmark

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