Danish Museum Brings Witch Hunts To Life. By Camille BAS-WOHLERT Published 10/27/20 AT 12:10 AM EDT. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard Share ...

The Danish witch panic spread to Scotland in 1589, when Princess Anne of Denmark left by ship to marry King James VI of Scotland, who would later become James I of England.

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Museum of Witch Hunt. A rather new tradition According to Lindgaard, the witch figure has only been part of the festivities since the late 1800s, and it has nothing to do with actual witch executions.

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For 21-year-old Danish visitor Mathilda, the museum was an opportunity to learn more about a period she hardly knows. “It’s very exciting to hear about this stuff.