Lasses Birgitta, an alleged Swedish witch!
Photo edited, background picture taken at Sacred Hills.
Lasses Birgitta (died 1550). She was the first woman executed for sorcery in Sweden. After the trial of Birgitta, the Swedish witch hunt remained more or less inactive until the 1590s, and the real witch hysteria was not to break loose until 1668. Approximately 400 people executed for the crime in Sweden. Most of these were women - but Birgitta was the only one burned alive.
Listen: VOLBEAT - Lasse's Birgitta
Lasses Birgitta, an alleged Swedish witch!
Photo edited, background picture taken at Sacred Hills.
Lasses Birgitta (died 1550). She was the first woman executed for sorcery in Sweden. After the trial of Birgitta, the Swedish witch hunt remained more or less inactive until the 1590s, and the real witch hysteria was not to break loose until 1668. Approximately 400 people executed for the crime in Sweden. Most of these were women - but Birgitta was the only one burned alive.
Listen: VOLBEAT - Lasse's Birgitta