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Witches and Walpurgis Night
Happy Walpurgisnacht! Here’s an excellent article by Prof. Owen Davies of the University of Hertfordshire, ‘Witches and Walpurgis Night‘. He traces the folkloric origins of the supposed sabbat of witches through Goethe and Bram Stoker to contemporary popular culture.
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Tagged Bram Stoker, Goethe, Horror Film, magic, music, Walpurgisnacht, witches
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