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Cunning folk
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Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Their practices wer
A model of a 19th-century cunning woman in her house, at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, England
A model of a 19th-century cunning woman in her house, at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, England
Diorama of a cunning woman in the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
Diorama of a cunning woman in the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
Witchcraft; a witch and a devil making a nail with which to Wellcome V0025812EBL
Witchcraft; a witch and a devil making a nail with which to Wellcome V0025812EBL
Cunning folk in Britain
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The cunning folk were professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic in Europe from the medieval period to the early 20th century. In Britain they were known by a variety of names in differe
Cunning folk
…made up a minority of those accused, and the common people generally made a distinction between the two. The name 'cunning folk' originally referred to folk-healers and magic-workers in Britain, but the name is now applied as an umbrella term for similar people in other parts of Europe. Names given to folk-healers and magic-workers in Europe…
A humanoid figurine with pins stuck into it: this was one method by which cunning folk battled witches using magical means. Artefact at the Museum of
A humanoid figurine with pins stuck into it: this was one method by which cunning folk battled witches using magical means. Artefact at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall.
A variety of herbs and other floral ingredients that British cunning folk used in preparing potions and other healing concoctions
A variety of herbs and other floral ingredients that British cunning folk used in preparing potions and other healing concoctions
A late sixteenth-century English illustration of a witch feeding her familiars. The use of the familiar was something that witches and cunning folk we
A late sixteenth-century English illustration of a witch feeding her familiars. The use of the familiar was something that witches and cunning folk were believed to have in common.