Witch Krafting with Kat

  T he Witch of Oakley! W elcome to another Witchy Wednesday, this weeks WW features an article from The Newcastle Courant published on the 13th August 1737.  The following extract is of a Letter from Oakley in Bedfordshire, dated July 28th about the Trial of a Witch.  Sourced from The British Newspaper Archive.  'The People here are so prejudiced in the Belief of ' Witches, that you would think yourself in Lapland, was ' you to hear their ridiculous Stories There is not a Vil- 'lage in the Neighbourhood but has two or three. About a Week ago I was present at the Ceremony of Ducking 'a Witch ; a particular Account of which may not per- ' haps be disagreeable to you. ' An old Woman of about sixty Years of Age, had ' long lain under an Imputation of Witchcraft ; who be- ? ing willing (for her Sake and her Childrens) to ' clear herself, consented to be duck'd ; and the Parish ' Officers promised her a Guinea if she should sink: The ' Place a...

Painting by Antoine Wiertz. Welcome to another Witchy Wednesday, this week's interesting tales are about British Vampires! Varney the Vampire!  Vampyre Henry L. Stephens, 1851   I found this video on YouTube looking into Vampires from the folklore and mythology of England, Wales, and Scotland. These creatures of the night are usually just associated with Slavic folklore, but Britain has many legends of the undead too. The tales covered are: The Melrose Vampire (Scotland) The Glamorgan Vampire Chair (Wales) The Vampire of Croglin Grange (England) The Highgate Vampire (England) The Buckinghamshire Vampire (England) The Alnwick Vampire (England) The Beobhan Sidh (Scotland) The South Shields Vampire (England) The Gorbals Vampire (Scotland) The Berwick Vampire (England/Scotland) Please visit their YouTube channel, like and follow to show support for these Vloggers. Thank you 😊 Not all vampire legends are old! Here is the scary goings on in Highgate Cemetery! In the late 1960's and...

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  Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century 1882 public domain. Welcome to another Witchy Wednesday, and to follow on from last weeks theme of Folklore characters connected to the sea, rivers, ponds and lakes this weeks is an introduction into the world of Mermaids.  What is, what are Mermaids? Mermaids are legendary aquatic creatures, typically depicted with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish, appearing in folklore across the world as symbols of both alluring beauty and dangerous destruction. Often associated with maritime myths, they are believed to act as guardians of the sea, representing a delicate balance between humanity and nature.  The UK has a large collection of Folklore stories connected to water. Being a land surround by sea and dotted with lakes, ponds and winding rivers it's not really surprising. Anywhere associated with water was often viewed with both awe, trepidation, and danger! Deep pools of water were often seen as mysterious and other world...