Sabbat witches in Bordeaux

 What do you know about Bordeaux and the region Giron?

When you visit the district Saint Michel and Pey Berland at night, your tourist guide can tell you interesting stories about the Sabbat witches in Bordeaux. You can learn about the prison Fort du Ha, where a lot of people were tortured, and you hear about the Grosse Cloche.

Why was Bordeaux an important place? As troldmand or wizards, and witches all came to participate in the famous Sabbat events. 

Source: https://vieux-bordeaux.fr/mythes-legendes/sabbat-et-chasse-aux-sorcieres-a-bordeaux/

Who was Pierre de Lancre? A famous witch hunter

What was the main witchcraft practiced in Bordeaux, Palais Gallien? prostitution

Have you ever heard the story "Balade historique : La Chasse aux Sorcières à Bordeaux (17è siècle)"?

Pierre de Lancre, Tableau de l’inconstance des mauvais anges et demons, édition de 1613

Sabbat des Sorciers

Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Description_et_Figure_du_Sabbat_des_Sorciers_-_Jan_Ziarnko_%281613%29._Tableau_de_l%E2%80%99inconstance_des_mauvais_anges_et_demons_by_Pierre_de_Lancre.jpg

Grosse Cloche

Source: https://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/cultural-heritage/grosse-cloche.html

Le château ou fort du Hâ / the prison Fort du Ha (castle as well)

Source: https://vieux-bordeaux.fr/lieux-monuments/le-chateau-ou-fort-du-ha/

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