Anne Pedersdotter

by Hans Wiers-Jenssen · first published 1917

Anne Pedersdotter (English version, The Witch, trans. John Masefield) is a play written in 1908 by Norwegian playwright Hans Wiers-Jenssen. The play is based on an incident from 1590, when Anne Pedersdotter, the widow of priest Absalon Pederssøn Beyer, was accused of witchcraft and burned alive in the city of Bergen.

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Genre:

Drama

Original language:

Norwegian

Year page:

1917