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Description Scottish witchpricker Needle.JPG |
English:
Front part of a witchpricker used to detect witches
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Source | Own work |
Author | Heinrichkramer |
Camera location | 40° 00′ 00″ N, 35° 00′ 00″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 40.000000; 35.000000 |
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Witch pricking was used between 1550-1700 in Scotland,with needles or such retractable instruments,the pricker could manipulate the process in keeping the needle inside,so when there was no pain or blood,the victim was guilty.
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