One of the earliest depictions of flying witches is in a 15th-century text entitled "Le champion des dames," or "The Defender of Ladies." Martin Le Franc/W. Schild. Die Maleficia der Hexenleut' via ...

To be clear: Neither of the regional witch groups performing at Halloween events actually casts spells under the moon. “No, not at all,” said Laurie Kintner of the Muddy River Mystics, based in the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The image of a witch flying on a broomstick is iconic, but it is not nearly as old as the idea of witchcraft itself, which dates to the earliest days of humankind. Several ...

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