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fandomhigh2007-05-31 06:52 am
sensethevisions) wrote in fandomhigh2007-05-31 06:52 am
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History Of Witchcraft [Week 3 : Thursday, Period 4, Main Campfire]
Phoebe was sitting in a canvas chair by the campfire and there were seats scattered around her in a haphazard circle. She was careful in her movements, but she was smiling. There was a large cup of tea at her side.
"Okay, guys, last week, Chris started talking to you about one of the important events in the history of Witchcraft. The Salem Witch trials changed the history of so many things because, as you learned, very few who were executed were actually witches at all. People were accused of Witchcraft by their neighbours because they had something the others wanted." She smiled again, but it was a bit sad. "The crime of Witchcraft became the end all and be all as a tool of revenge. It made it too dangerous for actual witches to practice their craft or even act like they had understanding of herbs or anything like that. I believe Chris may have also told you the story of our ancestor, Melinda Warren?" She tilted her head. "Melinda Warren was the first in the line of my family that was a witch. Like all of us, she was a good witch who only wanted to help people. However, there was an evil man who wanted her power, and he turned her in to the hunters. Rather than save herself, she allowed herself to be burned at the stake to protect her daughter." She frowned a little. "No one knows what happened to the evil man who caused all of that."
She sighed, fidgetting a little in her chair and biting her lip for a moment.
"Unfortunately, what happened in Salem was not the worst of the witch-hunts and executions. In Europe, something even worse than the Salem Hunts happened. This was called the Burning Times." A handout was given to everyone as Phoebe shifted in her chair again. She took a drink from her cup. "During the Middle Ages, there were really no laws that were ordering the killing of suspected witches. However, in the 15th century, two groups of people were summarily executed. The Cathars during the Albigensian Crusade and the Knights Templar were wiped out by the church and the King of France. The charges were different flavours of Witchcraft. Interesting bit of trivia? It was the attack on the Knights Templar on October 13th of 1307 that caused the belief that Friday the 13th was unlucky and dangerous.However, the Knights Templar and King Phillip were not responsible for those horrible movies of the same name."
She stood up and paced a little.
"For today, I want us to discuss the Middle Ages and what happened to the Templars and the Cathars. Do you think what happened was justified by the Church and was the right of the King? Do you think there could have been other ways to get what they wanted from those two groups of people without killing every last one of them?" She smiled. "There are no right or wrong answers. I'm not grading you on your opinions and your feelings. Next week we'll delve into what happened in Early Modern Europe following those two acts."
"Okay, guys, last week, Chris started talking to you about one of the important events in the history of Witchcraft. The Salem Witch trials changed the history of so many things because, as you learned, very few who were executed were actually witches at all. People were accused of Witchcraft by their neighbours because they had something the others wanted." She smiled again, but it was a bit sad. "The crime of Witchcraft became the end all and be all as a tool of revenge. It made it too dangerous for actual witches to practice their craft or even act like they had understanding of herbs or anything like that. I believe Chris may have also told you the story of our ancestor, Melinda Warren?" She tilted her head. "Melinda Warren was the first in the line of my family that was a witch. Like all of us, she was a good witch who only wanted to help people. However, there was an evil man who wanted her power, and he turned her in to the hunters. Rather than save herself, she allowed herself to be burned at the stake to protect her daughter." She frowned a little. "No one knows what happened to the evil man who caused all of that."
She sighed, fidgetting a little in her chair and biting her lip for a moment.
"Unfortunately, what happened in Salem was not the worst of the witch-hunts and executions. In Europe, something even worse than the Salem Hunts happened. This was called the Burning Times." A handout was given to everyone as Phoebe shifted in her chair again. She took a drink from her cup. "During the Middle Ages, there were really no laws that were ordering the killing of suspected witches. However, in the 15th century, two groups of people were summarily executed. The Cathars during the Albigensian Crusade and the Knights Templar were wiped out by the church and the King of France. The charges were different flavours of Witchcraft. Interesting bit of trivia? It was the attack on the Knights Templar on October 13th of 1307 that caused the belief that Friday the 13th was unlucky and dangerous.
She stood up and paced a little.
"For today, I want us to discuss the Middle Ages and what happened to the Templars and the Cathars. Do you think what happened was justified by the Church and was the right of the King? Do you think there could have been other ways to get what they wanted from those two groups of people without killing every last one of them?" She smiled. "There are no right or wrong answers. I'm not grading you on your opinions and your feelings. Next week we'll delve into what happened in Early Modern Europe following those two acts."
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flailed even MORE at THAT iconchewed on his lip and considered for a while."The Cylons tried to wipe out all of the Colonies. I'm not saying that's the same thing, but twelve planets is a frakton of people, and just thinking about that makes me a little twitchy, so I'm kind of not a fan of the idea of wiping out any group of people." There was the tiniest hint of reservation in his eyes, though; something that said that far down the line, if something happened in just a certain way, he could be swayed into thinking it was a good idea . . . at least for a little while.
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"What about the Zombies? The Snow Monsters? The Mer-People? The Trolls...?" She swallowed hard, remembering that she had gotten hurt in some way during each of those invasions. "At least three of those wnated to take us over or harm us... but without even waiting to see what they wanted... we launched into an attack to wipe them out. Could that be construed as the same thing by people in the future who will read the history of Fandom?"
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He was beginning to understand the Problem With Blanket Statements, now.
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