Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL witches were hanged in the U.S. and England., but burned in Scotland.www.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down13
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkTIL witches were hanged in the U.S. and England., but burned in Scotland.www.mentalfloss.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square60linkfedilink
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoThere is absolutely nothing saying you must be a woman to be a Witch. Wizard being the male equivalent is a modern usage.
minus-squareKlear@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoHence the “usually”. The girls still outnumber us.
minus-square0xDREADBEEF@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoWarlock i think
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoFrom what I can see warlock, like wizard, came to mean male sorcerer later. Though earlier than wizard in this case.
There is absolutely nothing saying you must be a woman to be a Witch. Wizard being the male equivalent is a modern usage.
Hence the “usually”. The girls still outnumber us.
Warlock i think
From what I can see warlock, like wizard, came to mean male sorcerer later. Though earlier than wizard in this case.