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<p>While witchcraft continues to be a popular topic in books, films, and television, people living in earlier centuries weren't as well disposed towards witches. They chose a range of protective practices to keep witches at bay, from adding rowan wood to their fireplaces to planting valerian in the garden. </p><p>This talk will explore some of the most common methods that people believed could ward off witches - including witch bottles!</p>

What are witch bottles? And what marks did people carve into their timbers and stonework to keep witches out? Find out in this talk, which explores a range of measures to ward off witches!

Warding Off Witches: How Ordinary People Tried to Keep Witches Away

Fabulous Folklore School

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Warding Off Witches: How Ordinary People Tried to Keep Witches Away

Icy Sedgwick

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