Witches, sorcery, dark folklore and plant magic 1h - Uppsala city walk

Duration
1 hour
About
Follow on a different city walk about witches, nightmare creatures, magical plants and the folklore belonging to the darkness.

Apart from walking among alleys and the green lungs within Uppsala city you’ll taste, smell and hear about protective herbs and magical plants.
In this horror walk around witches, the dark folklore’s curses and evil vaesen we’ll follow the Swedish Royal Sorcery Commission, anno 1669, tries to exterminate the evil.

Explore the trials of witches and accusations of sorcery, about healing plants and evil folklore creatures created by curses or black magic. Get to know some effective means of protection as juniper needles, misteltoe and other exiting herb magic as well as toothache threes.
During this historical city walk you’ll get an insight in the Swedish witch hunt in 17th C, dark folklore creatures and herb magic. Hear about bloody rituals as Årsgång, curse journeys or the hunt for human bones to dark churchyards.

This tour is lead by an Authorized Uppsala city guide.
Meeting place: Riddartorget i Uppsala, at the side of the Cathedral.

Duration: 1h,
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
Meeting point: Riddartorget, Biskopsgatan, Uppsala
Places we visit: Uppsala alleyways and parks