The Vardø Witch Trials
Lisa WilliamsEveryone knows Salem. Almost nobody knows Vardø.
At the very edge of Europe, above the Arctic Circle, there was a place people believed stood on the boundary between this world… and something else. A place where the Devil could enter the world.
In February 1692, the same month the Salem accusations began, the last victim of the Vardø witch trials was being brought to court. Salem was over in lit... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 5 | Founded | a month ago |
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In the winter of 1654, a young woman called Karen Jonsdatter is a long way from home, in a fishing village near Vardø. As well as working as a maid, she has a little business on the side, selling potions and charms to the men in the community.
But i... more
In 1621, eleven women were brought before the court in Vardø, one after another, in the first great chain of witch trials in Finnmark.
In this episode, we go straight into the courtroom. The records describe women turning into ravens and wolves to m... more
Who brought the Devil to Vardø? I follow a trail Professor Liv Helene Willumsen calls the witchcraft triangle. It runs from Germany to Scotland, through a royal wedding, storms at sea, and women who confessed to sending devils after a Danish princess... more
I go to the edge of the Arctic to find out why 91 people, most of them women, died in Norway’s deadliest witch hunt, which lasted more than 70 years.
Vardø is a small island town closer to Russia than to Oslo, a place long shadowed by fears of witch... more
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A historically grounded, narrative-driven series that explores Arctic Norway's Vardø witch trials, focusing on how confessions were formed, gender dynamics, and the social networks surrounding accusations. Across episodes, expert historians and local researchers provide archival readings, case studies, and context that connect regional trials to broader European demonology and power structures. Noteworthy is the cinematic blending of court-book transcripts, dramatic storytelling, and on-location context, with a consistent emphasis on women's experiences and the mechanisms of fear that fueled the prosecutions. The show likely appeals to listeners who enjoy deep historical analysis, archival sleuthing, and documentary storytelling with schola... more
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