There were somewhere between 40,000 and 100,000 executed. There may have been the same number or more accused. I don't think you really want a list that long. I know we would not be able to produce it.
More correctly it would be witch's brew (one witch) or witches' brew (several witches). As for the brew part, the origin could be Shakespearean as in MacBeth where the 3 witches concoct a broth with unholy ingredients.
Some witches may choose to wear earrings, but it is not a requirement or part of being a witch. Whether or not a witch wears earrings is a personal choice and not indicative of their practice or beliefs in witchcraft.
Macbeth, of course, and also Henry VI Part II (Margery Jourdain is a witch)
An adjective, in modern usage. It was also used a noun, to mean a supernatural companion of a witch, when many people believed in witches.
Wiccans and Witches do not believe in or worship the Devil and they do not work with demons.
All trials of so called witches is caused by ignorance and superstition on the part of the perpetrators. There never has nor will there be witches. Witch trial were a farce. The so called witch had to be punished so that the minds of the superstitious might be put at rest. It is better for one person to die rather than have unrest in the community. Ignorance is a powerful tool for Satan to use.
Witch marks, during the Salem witch trials, referred to physical signs or markings on a person's body that were believed to indicate a pact with the devil or witchcraft. These could include unusual birthmarks, moles, or scars, which were thought to be the "devil's mark" that witches received as a sign of their allegiance. Accusers often used these marks as evidence in trials to support their claims against the accused. The belief in witch marks was part of the larger hysteria surrounding the witch trials, reflecting the intense fear and superstition of the time.
Her name was Hecate. She is referred to in Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, and Henry VI Part 1 as well as in Macbeth. Her addition as a character in Macbeth is widely believed to have been the work of Thomas Middleton, since all of the scenes with Hecate are not in Shakespeare's style, and employ songs known to have been used in Middleton's play The Witch. One imagines that Middleton was asked to tart up Shakespeare's play with some snappy song-and-dance numbers.
Matthew Hopkins, known as the "Witchfinder General" during the English Civil War, is credited with the prosecution of around 300 individuals accused of witchcraft between 1644 and 1647. He was instrumental in the execution of many of these alleged witches, although exact numbers can vary depending on sources. His activities were part of a larger witch-hunt phenomenon in England during that period, leading to significant controversy and criticism over his methods.
No. In Left 4 Dead 2 there are no bosses. Witches will spawn in random places on your map usually 1-2 per part.
If it's part of a quest, you need to look underneath one of the plant pots outside for a key to the house, make sure that the witch doesn't spot you once your in the garden.
The witches' animals: The first witch has a familiar in the form of a cat, with its name being Greymalkin. Greymalkin means grey cat. The grey part is the colour, the malkin part was a nickname for Matilda or Maud that could be used as a name for a cat. The second witch has a familiar in the form of a toad, with its name being Paddock.