Hexen, Teufel und Germanen

Today, the devil and his witches are often mystically transfigured figures, which at best are only used as a disguise or to scare children. In medieval times this was completely different. The devil was regarded as the personified opponent of God, who tried to seize control of the world with the help of his witches. This widespread idea culminated in the dark age of witch-hunting. The author holds the view that the Christianization of the Germanic tribes is directly related to the emergence of the belief in witches and the devil. Starting from the today almost forgotten Old Saxon god Krodo, who was personally declared the incarnate devil by Charlemagne, the author takes us on a journey that leads from the beginnings of Germanic history to the medieval persecution of witches. The reader.