Sveinn Arnason (died 1683) was an
Icelandic man who was executed for witchcraft. He was the last person executed for witchcraft in Iceland.
Between 1604 and 1720, there were 120 witch trials in Iceland, 22 of whom resulted in executions (the last of whom took place in 1683).
[Ankarloo, Bengt & Henningsen, Gustav (red.), Skrifter. Bd 13, Häxornas Europa 1400-1700 : historiska och antropologiska studier, Nerenius & Santérus, Stockholm, 1987]
Sveinn Arnason was charged with having caused the illness of the dean Sigurdur Jonsson's wife. He was executed by burning at the stake. He was the last person executed for sorcery on Iceland: while
Klemus Bjarnason
Klemus Bjarnason (died 1692) was the last person to have been condemned to death for witchcraft on Iceland.
He was sentenced to death for sorcery in 1690. However, because of the law reform of 1686, which stipulated that all death sentences for ...
was condemned to death for sorcery in 1692, but his execution never took place.
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Sveinn Arnason
Icelandic people executed for witchcraft
1683 deaths