One of the earliest depictions of flying witches is in a 15th-century text entitled "Le champion des dames," or "The Defender of Ladies." Martin Le Franc/W. Schild. Die Maleficia der Hexenleut' via ...
"Double double toil and trouble" is a quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth that conjures images of evil witches making potions in ...
Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Michael D. Bailey, Iowa State University (THE CONVERSATION) The image of a witch ...
(THE CONVERSATION) The image of a witch flying on a broomstick is iconic, but it is not nearly as old as the idea of witchcraft itself, which dates to the earliest days of humankind. Several ...