It’s Walpurgisnacht – get your broomstick ready!

Today is Wapurgisnacht, a night of dark celebrations, also known as Hexennacht or witches night!! I am going to retweet some of our witchy posts from the blog but here are some pictures of the dark sabbath from the archive to get you in the mood. If you are going out tonight don’t forget your broomstick!!

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Agostino Veneziano, ‘The Witches Rout'(c.1520) above

Albrecht Durer, ‘Witch Riding Backwards on a Goat’ (c.1500) below

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Pierre de Lancre (1553-1651), detail from the witches sabbath, ‘The Inconstancy of Witches’ below

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About Sam George

Associate Professor of Research, School of Humanities, University of Hertfordshire Co-convenor OGOM Project
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