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Trolls in the Middle Ages

January 6, 2015 By Medievalists.net

Where did trolls come from? What did medieval and early modern people think of trolls? How did the concept of the modern day troll evolve?

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Nordic Witchcraft in Transition: Impotence, Heresy and Diabolism in 14th-century Bergen

November 26, 2012 By Medievalists.net

Witches cooking in a cauldron

Within the orbit of witchcraft, what is the relationship between sexuality, heresy, and diabolism?

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