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Legend of the Witches: Directed by Malcolm Leigh. With Alex Sanders, Maxine Sanders, Guy Standeven. A visual exploration into the origins of witchcraft in the UK and in particular the demystification of symbolism still embedded today within many modern religious artefacts and rituals.
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- Malcolm Leigh
- 1970-02
Legend of the Witches (1970) UK documentary - YouTube. UFO CULT VHS. 8.2K subscribers. Subscribed. 244. 9.7K views 3 years ago. ...more. A visual exploration into the origins of witchcraft...
The main attraction – a feature-length, black and white dramatised documentary from 1970, which promises to reveal the mysteries of the history of witchcraft – is joined by a supporting short; a short, quasi-mondo invitation to witness the secret initiations and other rites of a coven of witches in Notting Hill in 1971.
Overview. A visual exploration into the origins of witchcraft in the UK and in particular the demystification of symbolism still embedded today within many modern religious artefacts and rituals. X-rated upon its original release, this documentary looks in detail at previously hidden magic rites and rituals.
- The Origin of Witches
- 'Malleus Maleficarum'
- Salem Witch Trials
- Are Witches Real?
- Book of Shadows
- Sources
Early witches were people who practiced witchcraft, using magic spells and calling upon spirits for help or to bring about change. Most witches were thought to be pagans doing the Devil’s work. Many, however, were simply natural healers or so-called “wise women” whose choice of profession was misunderstood. It’s unclear exactly when witches came on...
Witch hysteria really took hold in Europe during the mid-1400s, when many accused witches confessed, often under torture, to a variety of wicked behaviors. Within a century, witch hunts were common and most of the accused were executed by burning at the stake or hanging. Single women, widows and other women on the margins of society were especially...
As witch hysteria decreased in Europe, it grew in the New World, which was reeling from wars between the French and British, a smallpox epidemic and the ongoing fear of attacks from neighboring native American tribes. The tense atmosphere was ripe for finding scapegoats. Probably the best-known witch trials took place in Salem, Massachusettsin 1692...
One of the most famous witches in Virginia’s history is Grace Sherwood, whose neighbors alleged she killed their pigs and hexed their cotton. Other accusations followed and Sherwood was brought to trial in 1706. The court decided to use a controversial water test to determine her guilt or innocence. Sherwood’s arms and legs were bound and she was t...
Modern-day witches of the Western World still struggle to shake their historical stereotype. Most practice Wicca, an official religion in the United States and Canada. Wiccans avoid evil and the appearance of evil at all costs. Their motto is to “harm none,” and they strive to live a peaceful, tolerant and balanced life in tune with nature and huma...
About Wicca. The Celtic Connection. Case Study: The European Witch Hunts, c. 1450-1750 and Witch Hunts Today. Gendercide Watch. The Salem Witch Trials. Oxford Research Encyclopedias. Witchcraft: Creation of the “evil other.” Susan Moulton, Sonoma State University. Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia. Encyclopedia of Virginia. Witchcraft: The Beginnings...
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Take a titillating peek at the secrets and rituals of a coven led by Alex Sanders — the notorious Wiccan who called himself England’s “Chief of Witches” — in this scandalous 1969 cult classic from filmmaker Malcolm Leigh.
Strangely for a 1970 release that played mostly in sex cinemas, Legend of the Witches is most notable for having lots of full frontal male nudity as well as scenes of naked men being put into rope bondage, certainly a notable difference to the 'dolly bird on the altar' images rampant in the periods' story horror films like Curse of the Crimson ...
