A set of markings known as “witches marks” have been discovered carved into the walls of a historic medieval manor in England. The "witches" or apotropaic marks — believed to protect against witches ...
More than 20 marks were discovered by a volunteer at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
BELLOWS FALLS — On Thursday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rockingham Library, acclaimed authors Eileen Carbonneau and Eileen O'Finlan will take a dark look at what happened when two European folk ...
Overlapping V's, or Marian marks, were among the designs meant to ward off evil that were found carved into the walls at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England. (English Heritage) A set of ...
About 20 carvings in “a wide range of designs” including some meant to trap demons or to seek help from the Virgin Mary have been found at... A set of markings known as “witches marks” have been ...