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Goths
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goths (cont.)
The Goths were Germanic people whose
two branches, the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths, for centuries harassed
the Roman Empire. The Goths originated in southern Scandinavia and crossed
in three ships under their king Berig to the southern shore of the Baltic
Sea, where they settled after defeating the Vandals and other Germanic
peoples in that area. The Goths at this time were distinguished by their
round shields, short swords, and obedience toward their kings. They migrated
southward from the Vistula region under Filimer, the fifth king after Berig
and, after various adventures, arrived at the Black Sea.
Sources: compton's learning center
witches
it as it was defined by Joseph Glanvill
in his Saducismus Trimphatus: Or, Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches
and Apparitions (1681), which was probably the most widely read of all
English language demonological treatises: "A witch is one, who can do or
seems to do strange things, beyond the known power of ordinary art and
ordinary nature, by virtue of a confederacy with evil spirits." (p. 269)
Though some current scholars argue compellingly that this notion is a perversion
of a vital and viable spiritual tradition, it nonetheless accurately reflects
both the 17th-century perception among Christian apologists and the meaning
presumed by Garvin and McCain below.
Source: Skeptics.com
As defined by the English Oxford dictionary "Witchcraft" is a Celtic (pronounced Kell-tick) word meaning the wise, good people. "Wicce" (wick-kay) designates a female Witch whereas "Wicca" (wick-kah) designates a male Witch.
For a long time people had shown great respect for those (who were mostly women) who had magic power.
As the church wanted to strenghen its position in society, they saw these people as a threat, and accused them as being sinners. The whole thing started in Sweden, Härjedalen and Dalarna. Source: JP-Kids
It is widely understood that witchcraft
is a pantheistic religion that includes reverence for nature, belief in
the rights of others and pride in one's own spirituality. Practitioners
of witchcraft focus on the good and positive in life and in the spirit
and entirely reject any connection with the devil. Their beliefs go back
to ancient times, long before the advent of Christianity; therefore no
ties exist between them and the Christian embodiment of evil. Witchcraft
has been confused in the popular mind with pointy black hats, green faces
and broomsticks. This is a misrepresentation that witches are anxious to
dispel.
Source: salem
witch museum
ghouls
Ghouls classically tend to get categorized
with ghosts, and goblins, when all they really are is people who
rob graves. Although probably the best example of a ghoul would be
the man "Igor" in the original Frankenstein movie, robbing graves in the
service of certain mad scientists, it is interesting to note that in old
england many medical students were forced to become ghouls so that they
could provide cadavers to practice and learn operating techniques.
Some of the wealthier medical students would employ "professional"
ghouls to do their digging for them, but for the most part the doctors
to be were forced to do their own "ghouling".
Gouls it seems, are also known as
either people or spirts in human form, that eat people for their main diet.
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