"I revoke, condemn, reject, and censure the idea that the things which are written about the bodily transportation or translation of witches, male and female, are altogether fanciful and must be reckoned the empty superstition".

A quote from a recantation during the Trier witch trials includes a condemnation of the idea that witches can fly

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The Trier and Bamberg witch trials were two of the largest witch trials in Europe, taking place in Germany in the 16th and 17th centuries

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Trier witch trials

 

Occurred in the Catholic diocese of Trier from 1581 to 1593

The persecutions started in the diocese and reached the city of Trier in 1587

The exact number of executions is unknown, but some estimate it was around 1,000

The Trier witch trials were one of the largest documented witch trials in history

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Bamberg witch trials

 

Occurred in Bamberg over an extended period, with about 900 people executed between 1626 and 1632

People of all ages, sexes, and classes were executed, sometimes after being beheaded, sometimes alive

The victims were burned at the stake

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