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Did witches in the medieval times have cults?
No
Why did they believe in witches in Medieval times?
Mostly because of their religion
What did people in medieval times reacted to witches?
they loved witches. Just accepted them for who the areee they loved witches. Just accepted them for who the areee
What happend to witches if they were caught in medieval times?
They were to have their heads cut off.
Do witches really exist?
No. Witches never existed. In medieval times many thought there were witches doing evil things. But that was a view based on ignorance.
What were witches accused of in Medieval Times?
Medieval witches were not accused of much. Witches were accused of all sorts of mischief, but that was during the Renaissance, not in medieval times. In medieval times, there were laws against witchcraft in some places, but the laws of the Carolingian Empire and the Kingdom of the Lombards both made it clear that belief in witchcraft was unacceptably superstitious and so prosecuting people as witches was illegal. And under the laws of King Athelstan, in Anglo Saxon England, it was a capital crime to execute a person for witchcraft. There is a link below to an article on witch hunts.
How did people in the Medieval Times try and punish witches?
In the medieval times, "witches" were sometimes thrown into ponds or other bodies of water to see if they float, following the common belief that witches floated. It they didn't float, they were declared not a witch, but sometimes the result was that the person had drowned anyway. If someone was declared a witch, then she was therefore not Christian and should be burned.
What would happen to witches that got caught casting spells?
During medieval times, they would be imprisoned or killed. As late as the 17th century, witches were stoned or burned.
What would a reward be for catching a witch in medieval times?
You are thinking of a ' fairytale ' as there is no ' reward ' as there isn't such a race or ' witches ' to be captured.
Why did the kings accuse random people of being witches in the medieval times?
They was paranoid about witches, just as there is at the moment about terrorists, in the 1950's about communists, in the 1910's about Germans etc....
What did medieval witches do?
Witches boiled little children and ate bats and kept their familiars as pets.
What era did they burn Witches?
In the medieval era. At least it is most common known to be in the medieval era.
