Stedelen: Swiss Sorcerer or Village Scapegoat?
Podcast |
Criminalia
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
True Crime
Publication Date |
Dec 28, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:23:53

A man named Stedelen was accused of practicing witchcraft between the years 1397 and 1406, in Switzerland. His was one of the earliest trials for maleficium and diabolism in Europe, and for certain, in Switzerland – at least according to the historical record. 

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We don't really know much about Stedelen, that is until his name somehow became associated with a harvest failure. And then, there was suddenly a lot to say about him, and how he seemed suspicious, and that maybe, considered his fellow villagers, HE was to blame for the loss.

A man named Stedelen was accused of practicing witchcraft between the years 1397 and 1406, in Switzerland. His was one of the earliest trials for maleficium and diabolism in Europe, and for certain, in Switzerland – at least according to the historical record. 

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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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