Denmark Flashcards
when did the large chain reaction hunt happened
1544
how many people were killed in 1544
52
was the idea of the sabbat accepted
not completely
what and when was the governments legal reform
1547, the government declared the testimony of those who had been convicted of crimes such as sorcery could not be used to convict another person
was torture allowed
no in 1546 the government forbade the application or torture until after the death sentence was pronounced
was there any sort of demonic theory
some, a number of danish witches were accused of making pacts and worshipping the devil
what was the royal ordinance
1617 described witchcraft as a diabolic conspiracy and those convicted would be burnt
did the royal ordinance increase hunts and why
not massively
the legal reforms of 1547 together with the mandatory appeal of all death sentences to the county courts after 1576
how many witchcraft trails and executions were there and what country was this proportionate to
2000 trials
1000 executions
this was roughly proportionate to scotland which had lamest twice the population of Denmark
who was the bishop who urged prosecutions and what was his justification
1540s Lutheran bishop of sealant, Peter palladius urged prosecutions arguing those who exhibited catholic tendencies were culpable of it
