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Category Archives: Advent Calendar of Witches

Advent Calendar of Witches, Day 5, Marjory Jourdemayne

Marjory Jourdemayne, also known as the Witch of Eye, was punished for wishing to see a pathetic, ineffectual child-king dethroned. I can certainly relate to this.

Posted byKathryn NuernbergerDecember 3, 2020Posted inAdvent Calendar of Witches, New Work

Advent Calendar of Witches, Day 4, Lisbet Nypan

Lisbet Nypan was a healer who used blessed salts to ease her patients’ pains. A wise, aged, and financially independent woman. Under no circumstances would she give those uppity little priest men who thought they knew so much the confession they wanted. Under no circumstances would she apologize for herself…

Posted byKathryn NuernbergerDecember 2, 2020December 2, 2020Posted inAdvent Calendar of Witches, New Work

Advent Calendar of Witches, Day 3, Maria Barbosa

Day 3 on my Advent Calendar of Witches is devoted to Maria Barbosa, who survived more than anyone should have to bear. I hope it’s true that she cursed many men, and sunk their slave-trading ships too…

Posted byKathryn NuernbergerDecember 1, 2020Posted inAdvent Calendar of Witches, New Work

Advent Calendar of Witches, Day 2, Walpurga Hausmännin

This year I made an Advent calendar of witches I learned about while writing The Witch of Eye, because their defiant resistance is light upon light. Today, behind door number 2, I put Walpurga Hausmännin.

Posted byKathryn NuernbergerNovember 30, 2020Posted inAdvent Calendar of Witches, New Work

Advent Calendar of Witches, Day 1: Elizabeth Styles

This year I’ve decided to make a little Advent calendar about accused witches I learned about while writing The Witch of Eye. Because their defiant resistance against various forms of oppression is light upon light. Day 1 on my calendar is for Elizabeth Styles. I wrote about her and the accusations levied against her…

Posted byKathryn NuernbergerNovember 29, 2020November 29, 2020Posted inAdvent Calendar of Witches, New Work

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