Et forfærdeligt Hus-Kors
Eller en sandfærdig Beretning om en gruelig Fristelse, som tvende fromme Ægte-Folk i Kiøge for nogen rum Tid siden har været plagede med
- Approximate level
- C1
- Length
- 13,479 words
- Reading time
- 1 h 7 min
- Chapters
- 12
- Language
- Danish
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2012
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This book provides a historical account of witchcraft trials in seventeenth century Denmark. It focuses on a specific case from Køge involving accusations of sorcery against a merchant household. The text is demanding for learners of Danish because it uses older, formal vocabulary and complex sentence structures typical of nineteenth century academic writing. It explores themes of superstition and social ignorance, offering a window into a period when such beliefs deeply influenced legal and social life across all classes.
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Subjects
- Trials (Witchcraft) -- Denmark
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