Satanic Encounters in Scotland: Deals with the Deil
Satanic Encounters are a recurring theme in Scottish lore. Every notorious villain to grace the...
Read MoreOct 30, 2022 | Ardvreck Castle, Cailleach, Isobel Gowdie, Samhain and Halloween, Satanic Encounters, Tam Dalyell, The Wolf of Badenoch, Wizard of Gordonstoun
Satanic Encounters are a recurring theme in Scottish lore. Every notorious villain to grace the...
Read MoreAug 15, 2022 | Anglo-Saxons, Betrayals and Treachery, Britons, Curses, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, MacBeth, Picts, Scone, Vikings
MacBeth mac Findlay’s heart pounded as sword clashed against sword. The singing swings of the...
Read MoreMay 29, 2022 | Pact with the Devil, Wizard of Gordonstoun
The Wizard of Gordonstoun looked behind him. The Devil’s black stallion was gaining on him. The...
Read MoreJan 12, 2021 | Dark History, Edinburgh, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Protestant Reformation, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches
The events which led to the North Berwick Witch Trials began, not in Scotland, but at the other...
Read MoreJan 12, 2021 | Dark History, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Between 1563 and 1763 Scotland was a country in flux and the resulting paranoia fueled the Scottish Witch Trials. Belief in witchcraft was common during the Middle Ages, but the leaders of the Catholic church were largely...
Read MoreOct 15, 2019 | Protestant Reformation, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Witch! This was perhaps the most fearsome word encountered by Kathrin Key, resident of the small...
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