A manuscript containing previously unpublished information about witch trials in northern Sweden has been discovered in a museum archive in northern Sweden.

A total of approximately 300 witches were killed in Sweden over the course of the 17th century. The witch trials were particularly fearsome in the Ångermanland region.

The new pages discovered by Gullbro and the student include details of the trials and interviews with villagers in the area. The text is partially crossed out and its content is not yet known.

The archivist found the manuscript in a folder labelled “Sorcery and superstition, witches, witches’ rides and recipes”.

Read the full article by Paul O'Mahony here: http://www.thelocal.se/5654/20061130/