Inside the Icelandic Witch Trials

<p>Picture a witch. Chances are, you're thinking of a woman.</p><br><p>But in 17th century Iceland, over 90% of the people killed for being a witch, were men.</p><br><p>Why were more men being accused than women for being a witch? And what happened inside their trials?</p><br><p>Today we're revisiting an episode from 2024 to take you back inside the Icelandic Witch Trials. Kate is joined by Dr. Ólína Kjerulf Þorvarðardóttir, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Bifröst.</p><br><p>You can also watch Kate explore Icelandic witch trials further, in a brand new documentary for History Hit. Watch <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/videos/witchman-icelandic-age-of-fire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Witchmen: Witch Trials in the Land of Fire and Ice</em></a> on HistoryHit.com, now. </p><br><p>This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a>.</p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>