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==History== | ==History== | ||
Although most victims of the [[witch-hunt|witch trials]] | ===France=== | ||
[[Nicolas Flamel]] (1330 – 22 March 1418) was a French scrivener and manuscript seller. After his death, Flamel developed a reputation as an [[alchemy|alchemist]] believed to have created and discovered the [[philosopher's stone]] and to have thereby achieved immortality. These legendary accounts first appeared in the 17th century. | |||
===Scotland=== | |||
Although most victims of the Scottish [[witch-hunt|witch trials]] were women, some men were executed as warlocks. | |||
In the early 1600s, Scottish mathematician John Napier was perceived as a warlock or [[magician]] for his interest in divination and the [[occult]], though his established position likely kept him from being prosecuted. | In the early 1600s, Scottish mathematician John Napier was perceived as a warlock or [[magician]] for his interest in divination and the [[occult]], though his established position likely kept him from being prosecuted. | ||
===Croatia=== | |||
Jure Grando Alilović (1578–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria in modern-day Croatia who was referred to as a ''štrigon'', a local word for something resembling a vampire and a warlock. | |||
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor wrote about Jure Grando Alilović's life and afterlife in his 1689 book ''The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola''. The legend tells that, for 16 years after his death, Jure would arise from his grave by night and terrorize the village. After some [[exorcist|exorcism]] prayers, one of the villagers took a saw and sawed the head off the corpse. As soon as the saw tore his skin, the vampire screamed, and blood started to flow from the cut. According to folklore, peace finally returned to the region after Jure's decapitation. | |||
===Chile=== | |||
The warlocks of Chiloé (''Spanish: brujos de Chilo'') are people of the Chiloé Archipelago off the coast of Chile who are said to practice [[witchcraft]]. The warlocks are said to be able to fly using a ''macuñ'' made from the skin from a dead virgin's chest, to turn into certain animals, and to inflict harm upon other men from a distance. Their knowledge of plants and animals also enable them to brew powerful potions. They are said to be weak to salt. | |||
Although these warlocks may have been simply legendary persons, in 1880, Chilean authorities initiated a series of trials against accused warlocks believed to rule the archipelago through a secret society. | |||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||