Crossing the circle caused Pewsey to cry out. Miss Treason uses two sticks to walk and is both deaf and blind, but manages to get along by Borrowing the senses of those around her. Steadings are not necessarily passed on to the apprentice of the witch who previously watched over the steading. Despite appearances, beneath her silver jewelry and heavy eye makeup, Magrat is surprisingly practical. Treason later explains to Tiffany that she knew that the villagers would never love her, and that the other option was to make them fear her: She decided they either had to fear her, or love her, so that she could hold some power over them,using what she calls`Boffo` (see below). The challenge was to look directly at the sun for as long as they could stand. Her petname for Tiffany, her favorite grandchild, was "Jiggit" (which means "Twenty" in the old counting language of shepherds, as Tiffany was her twentieth grandchild). As of Carpe Jugulum the couple has one daughter, Princess Esmerelda Margaret Note Spelling. She wears a knife and fork in her hair, because witches believe in sorting out how odd they are early. These remarkable gifts are due to her suppressed magical ability, which Agnes unconsciously used to enhance her innate musical talent. There has only ever been one female wizard on the main Discworld continent, as described in the events of Equal Rites. Her approach to teaching appears to be to 'trust in the folk wisdom' of the locals when it comes to practical things like birthing and medicine, and focus on such things as crystals, magic circles and soothing chants to help matters along. Petulia is a young witch who was apprenticed to Goodie Gwinifer "Old Mother" Blackcap, who is good with pigs. Ammeline Hamstring, also known as 'Goodie' Hamstring was a witch from Lancre, the Ramtops. Thanks to her time as a student at the Quirm College for Young Ladies, which views time in cold water as character-building, she has also mastered the ability to stay underwater for prolonged periods, allowing her to escape punishment from superstitious witch-hunters. After Tiffany and others from her peer group assist Annagramma, it turns out that she is good enough at the part of witchcraft that consists of being tall, confident, bossy, and giving people a good show to pick up the rest along the way. She smoked Jolly Sailor tobacco, and had two sheepdogs—"Thunder and Lightning". As a result, it is less energy-intensive, which means that a witch can technically do more than an equally-powerful wizard. A fairy godmother who appears in Witches Abroad, although she dies very early on. She appeared only in Mort, and was Mort's first "collection" as Death's apprentice. Learn more about working with Thought Catalog. A really great new view at a paranormal cozy mystery. A Discovery of Witches is a Vampire Romance. She has one son who assists in the Joke emporium. Our newsletter keeps our core readers connected. Most pagan religions and belief systems are not based in Christianity, they have no concept of Satan, and therefore cannot worship him. Other witches featured in the books include: Aliss Demurrage, or Black Aliss as she was known (a nod to the name Black Annis, from English folklore), never appears in the books, being long dead, but she is a part of why Esme Weatherwax is the way she is. In the Wyrd Sisters animated adaptation, Magrat is voiced by Jane Horrocks. She died two-years before the events in The Wee Free Men occurs, and, as such, only appears in flashbacks. It is unclear how steadings are defined; Tiffany has the entire Chalk as a steading, while other witches have only two or three villages. This gives another reason why having her own cottage is so important to her. "), it simply "something to be magical through", in the same way that a pair of spectacles "help you to see, but don't see for you", and the same way that a bow "stores-up muscle power as the archer draws it, and sends a heavy arrow much further than the archer could actually throw it." Letitia de Chumsfanleigh (née Keepsake) was first introduced in I Shall Wear Midnight, as Letitia Keepsake, the daughter of the late Lord Keepsake, was Baron Roland de Chumsfanleigh's fiancée, and later became his wife and the new baroness of the Chalk. Lucy is a young witch in apprenticed training, and another member of Anagramma's coven. Burning a witch at the stake was a fairly rare occurrence. Magrat believes in crystals, folk wisdom, and cycles of nature, and is overall a gentle parody of New Age pagans. (Granny did the same in Maskerade, but instead shifted the wound forward in time, and causing it to wait several weeks before she would receive it.). Nanny Ogg realized that Granny would lose the duel, so she enticed her grandson, Pewsey Ogg, to run across the magic circle in which the duel was taking place. The vase was placed near a fire while names of subjects were read aloud. She was said to have a ringing personality, never lost a sheep in her life, and was taciturn 'unless something was worth saying'. Her role in Wintersmith seems to have been filled in by Miss Tick, as more than three Witches together at one time becomes an "argument". Her hair unwound itself from its tight bun, changing colour and lengthening, her body straightened up. His last words were a defiant, “More weight!”. According to Nanny Ogg's 'mental filing system', Clarity "lives over towards Cutshade with her old mum, takes snuff, [and is] good with animals". She trained Magrat in witchcraft. When witches start being killed by humans, she gets drawn further and further into the investigation. The three main witches introduced in 1988's Wyrd Sisters — crone Esme Weatherwax, mother Nanny Ogg and maiden Magrat Garlick — are a spoof on the Three Witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth, and a tongue-in-cheek reinterpretation of the Neopagans' Triple Goddess. It has been explained in the books that three witches are required for a coven. Although people laughed when they said these things, part of them was not joking. They are used in divinatory practices. Witches unironically acting with melodrama, of which cackling is an early sign, is often an indication of "going to the bad" and becoming a stereotypically wicked witch. Perhaps her "creepiest" use of this talent is making whatever apprentice she has at the moment her "mirror" before they go out. Agnes does not appear in A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith and I Shall Wear Midnight, stories which feature both Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, nor does she show up in The Wee Free Men, in which Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg had a cameo. Granny and Nanny, having identified Agnes as the best candidate for the third member of the Lancre coven, soon arrive and complicate things further. A witch living in Ohulan Cutash (a town fifteen miles away from Bad Ass), who makes her money by selling medicine (says Granny), with names like Tiger Oil, Maiden's Prayer and Husband's Helper. Magrat is technically a better doctor than the other two witches, since she actually believes in herbalism while Granny tends to use whatever plant or bottle of coloured water comes to hand as a prop for her headology (in this case the placebo effect), as explained in Lords and Ladies. She appears in A Hat Full of Sky, in which she sets fire to her own hat, and in Wintersmith, she makes a toothache cure explode. 10 Terrifying Facts About Witches That Will Make You Believe They Actually Exist By James B ... view of witchcraft in the Middle Ages was that it wasn’t real and could do no serious harm because it didn’t exist. The term “pagan” originally meant “rustic” or “country-dweller”. Especially don't wish on stars, which is, This page was last edited on 30 April 2021, at 10:25. Appears briefly in "The Sea and Little Fishes" as one of the Witches cowed by Letice Earwig during the Lancre Witch Trials. Witches hate children and plan to kill them by spiking food with a formula that turns all those who consume it into mice. Mistress Shimmy and Nanny Ogg catch-up during the Lancre Witch Trials, where-in Clarity fills Nanny in on the fact that her old mother died and was buried the month before, and observing the Trials, compliments Agnes Nitt's "cursin' voice... You know you've been cursed with a voice like that". None of them were burned at the stake; the women were hanged. Agnes makes a brief appearance in The Sea and Little Fishes, where her voice is complimented during the Lancre Witch Trials by Mistress Clarity Shimmy: "That's a good cursin' voice she's got there. Her cottage (and her loom) was then passed down to Annagramma Hawkin, who, after a decidedly shaky start, has begun to fulfill her role properly, with assistance from Tiffany and the Boffo's catalogue. After this murder, the Pope was determined to stamp out heretics at all costs. As with all Discworld magical practitioners, she knew in advance when her death would be and again would be personally visited by Death (or had a right to be anyway) so she had time to prepare. Passing references to Old Mother Dismass are made in Maskerade and Wintersmith. Oh sure the title mentions ‘witches’ instead of ‘vampires’ or other vampire clichés like blood, darkness, or night. It is possible to trace the origin of witch hunting to an incident that occurred in 1208. By subscribing, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Statement. Nanny quite likes her "because she didn't see her very often". The same zen-like knowledge that gives them this ability generally discourages them from making a big deal about it beyond refusing to take wizards seriously. But don’t be deceived, this is a vampire romance. She became a fairy godmother and "turned to the bad"; Granny seems more offended by the fact that Lily was convinced she was the "good one". As Tiffany was their Kelda (Queen) for a short time, the Nac Mac Feegle see her as their responsibility, and there is no time in Tiffany's life since then when they have not (in)discreetly watched her. While hidden in the room, the grandson watches as all the witches remove their wigs exposing itchy, wart covered bald heads. Treason has a reputation as being very scary and also very powerful. They don't invade Port Towns, kidnap beautiful maidens, battle the Royal Navy on the high seas, broadcast without a license, or swap files on the intertubes... and they've never been to Boston in the fall.The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, in fact, seem to mostly just drift aimlessly on the high seas, drinking rum and possibly singing sea shanties. She resurrected Baron Saturday, Ella's father and a victim of Lilith de Tempscire's, as a zombie. Another later addition to witch skills, established in Maskerade, but first named in the Aching books, is First Sight—seeing what's really there instead of what you hope to, expect to, or what others see—and Second Thoughts—thinking about the way you're thinking. She leaves Lancre to become an opera singer in Ankh-Morpork, under the stage name 'Perdita X Nitt'. She is mentor to Petulia Gristle, good with animals, and is apparently a pig-borer, cow-shouter and all-round veterinary witch. Despite having extensively trained Magrat in midwifery, she never taught her about the events leading up to it. That’s why we started Creepy Catalog in 2015 as a place for creepy content and creepy people to congregate. Initially, she is unprepared for the real demands of being resident witch for a village; after Tiffany rounds up their peers, the other members of their makeshift coven, and they are each able to give Annagramma small crash courses in true witchcraft (medicine, etc.) She will have the poor dear stand in front of her and borrow her sight so that she can see herself from the girl's perspective. Granny Aching was "as if the green downland had a soul that walked about in old boots and a smocking apron and smoked a foul pipe and dosed sheep with turpentine". Trained by Letice Earwig, she can be extremely snobbish and has strong opinions about what a witch should or should not be, much like her mentor. It is thus with all guilt. In the middle of the night, a knight of Raymond VI, who believed that the Old Testament God was a demon, was admitted to the house. Luciferans, as Satan-worshippers, are the original branch of Satanism. However, only 19 (18 women and one man) were put to death. She also appears in "The Sea and Little Fishes", A Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith. After learning that she has fallen pregnant to a young man who has pursued a profession as a seamster, a profession he looks down upon in a man, her father beats her in a drunken rage, causing her to lose her baby. We only haunt the willing. Not the same as Aliss Demurrage. She appears briefly in the book Equal Rites. This leads some witches to become resentful of their charges, and to use their power against them. Though the villagers fear her more than anything else, they also seem to hold great respect for her. ), and they must also 'look right'. Influenced by Mrs Earwig, she believed that witches should adopt a more professional form of witchcraft by employing 'higher MagicK' and using such tools as sacred circles, written spells, and 'real wands'. The Chalk's late Kelda confirms that Granny Aching was one, identifying that Granny Aching had "First Sight" & "Second Thoughts", as does her grand daughter and successor, Tiffany. Nanny was none too pleased with this development, as Magrat being the Mother forced Nanny "to be the... Other One". The first mind is herself, good-natured and sensible Agnes; the second is dramatic and rebellious Perdita. Hangings were much more cost-effective and efficient. Generally referred to as "Goodie Whemper maysherestinpeace". Magrat Garlick (pronounced Magg-rat[6]) is the daughter of Simplicity Garlick, granddaughter of Araminta Garlick and niece of Yvonnel Garlick. One problem with this, however, is that the Druidic order was an oral tradition, so nothing about their rituals was written down, meaning most of the modern practices are based largely on guesswork and outsider accounts. She is often described as "a wet hen", generally by Granny Weatherwax. She set up her own coven, insisting that the Wisdom of the Ancients was more significant than anything a lot of old people knew. Despite her new (temporary) role, at the end of the novel, she was asked, and acquiesced, to make tea by Granny Weatherwax, a role usually performed by the Maiden (in this case, Agnes Nitt). Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing, Concerning the pronunciation, Terry Pratchett is quoted to have said: "Magrat is pronounced. There is substantial evidence that she was a witch, although she never said she was one. Philtres are still produced in some folk-magic traditions, but are strictly forbidden in most neo-Pagan religions. He slaughtered Pierre de Castelnau. Alison is later mentioned in Carpe Jugulum, in which the rumours that she has "gone to the bad" and "hobnobed with vampires" were proven to be unfounded. Very few people that were involved in these hunts had any tie to magic or witchcraft that historians are aware. This can be taken very far—a witch's way of magically setting fire to a log of wood consists of staring at the log until it spontaneously combusts from pure embarrassment. The most widely observed witchcraft-based religion in the western world is the faith system Wicca, which was officially recognized as a religion in the U.S. in the early 90‘s. There is also the 'art' of making "shambles", a kind of magical handmade 'device' or construct used by witches for such uses as detecting or amplifying magic, for protection (like a "curse net", another kind of magical handmade 'device' or construct) or for sending-out a spell; the device-itself is not magical ("Not exactly [magic]. She later assists Tiffany by temporarily dispelling the Wintersmith's physical form with a fireball and ordering her broomstick to carry Tiffany away before he could re-form himself. She is a professional "evil witch", who was present at Princess Sandy of Brokenrock's christening, and cursed her to be stunned by a falling hamster on her eighteenth birthday. Her mouth frequently appears out of sync with her words, and her footsteps often sound ten minutes before she actually makes them. Magrat makes a brief appearance in I Shall Wear Midnight, alongside her husband Verence as guest to the wedding of Roland de Chumsfanleigh (the new Baron of the Chalk) and Letitia Keepsake (the daughter and only child of the Duchess and late Duke of Keepsake), and was flown down from Lancre by Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. To aid her in this endeavor, she is the anonymous author of Magavenatio Obtusis (Witch-hunting for Dumb People), which she generously places in the libraries of various witch-hating villages. She has a black cockrel named Legba, which is able to frighten Nanny Ogg's tom Greebo. Diamanda duelled Granny Weatherwax in Lords and Ladies. The role of witches has been defined as "smoothing out life's humps and bumps", and "helping people when life's on the edge", and they take this obligation seriously. After some initial confusion about whether being "foreign" means witchcraft is different, she assists the Lancre coven in getting rid of the Duc and getting Ella (who is hinted to be Mrs Gogol's daughter) into her rightful place on the throne. The Perdita personality usually manifests itself only as part of Agnes's internal dialogue, often in the form of sarcastic remarks (as though her 'Second Thoughts' have taken on a life of their own). Appears in Witches Abroad and "The Sea and Little Fishes" (where her given name is revealed as "Beryl"). She [held] 'em in her heart." However, when the threat of the elves rises, she is amongst those called upon to fight them off (during which her 'immunity' to the elves glamour comes to light), and is amongst the force to drive the Elf Lords' Lankin's and Peaseblossom's forces away from Lancre. Her grandmother, Sarah Aching, was a shepherd, and by Ramtop standards was also a witch, although witchcraft was frowned upon on The Chalk, until Tiffany's arrival. Treason also uses the name "Boffo" to describe the unique power that these props give her: She describes "Boffo" as "the power of expectations;" the strength that one gains from behaving exactly as someone expects you to.[8]. During this time it is revealed that her arrogance may in part be an overreaction to a deep insecurity about dealing with situations she cannot control. Unfortunately, after a while she was unable to distinguish reality from her stories and started going mad—hence the name Black Aliss (although Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg claim the name arose because she had black teeth and fingernails due to her love of sweets). The term is derived from the Latin “sigilum” meaning “seal.” The sigil itself does not call forth the spirit, but serves as a physical focus through which the magician achieves the desired state of mind. In the events of the book, it was revealed that having become involved with Roland, she also became insecure about the former fledgling-romantic relationship that had occurred between Roland and Tiffany, so she mail-ordered a spellbook from Boffo's Emporium from down in Ankh-Morpork (which she kept hidden from her mother) and tried to hex Tiffany, but all she accomplishes is to bring Tiffany to the attentions of the Cunning Man earlier than she would have (following the events of Wintersmith). Aliss was an incredibly powerful Discworld witch. Witch hunting was officially banned in England in 1736 when the Witchcraft Act was passed. Mistress Clarity Shimmy has only made an appearance in "The Sea and Little Fishes". It was then revealed that, having grown-up in a stone castle, Letitia has a talent for witchcraft, but is untrained, and for years, Letitia was under the impression that what witchcraft entails is what is actually 'Boffo thinking' and wizardry (until Tiffany set her straight). Neopagansim refers to new faith systems or reconstructions of old religions (like Wicca and Theodism). In the early part of the year 1692 a small town located near Salem was massacred by Native Americans and this put the village of Salem on alert. In 1244, two hundred of them were burned on a gigantic bonfire at Montsegur. According to The Discworld Almanak, pig-boring is a humane form of slaughter in which the animal is talked to death.). In The Wee Free Men, one of the last things that Tiffany saw when she was "truly awake" was Granny Aching, dressed as an ornamental shepherdess. She was part of the network of peers gathered by Annagramma Hawkin and a friend of Tiffany Aching's. She was the original Maiden in the Lancre coven, which consisted of herself, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. They also never ask for anything in return. They were staying there to root out heretics. A fairy godmother is a woman, likely always a witch to start with, who, probably through a bequest, acquires a magical responsibility over the life of a single individual. We don't know where the word witch came from. When this is discovered, she is left with the Nac Mac Feegle of the chalk for a time by Tiffany to undergo the 'soothing' by Jeannie, the Nac Mac Feegle kelda, who discovers that Amber has "the gift of understanding"; being able, for example, to intuitively understand the old language of the Feegle. The sister of Granny Weatherwax, featured in Witches Abroad. People against witches were also against Jews, Muslims, lepers, or any group of people the Church disliked. There are Satanists who do, but there are two types of Satanism; LaVeyan and Luciferan. On her first meeting with Tiffany Aching, Annagramma told Tiffany that she thought Granny Weatherwax was an 'ignorant old woman' who bullied and tricked people into thinking she was powerful, which, in her opinion, was an outdated form of witchcraft. Salem, besides being full of fear for their own safety was looking for divine intervention to either help or perhaps deters their preservation as a community. A bloody crusade followed. Every Friday, we send out an email with the scariest horror movies and TV shows streaming that weekend along with creepy news, updates from the horror movie pipeline, and links to the best scary content on the web. This divided personality makes Agnes highly resistant to mental manipulation. It has witchy symbols on the cover and the synopsis calls it “equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense”. The three witches are portrayed as more sensible and realistic than the often-foolish residents of the Discworld, and Granny Weatherwax "especially tends to give voice to the major themes of Pratchett's work."[1]. Amber is a girl who has suffered from domestic abuse at the hands of her father. Miss Treason dies of old age during the events of Wintersmith, but as she, like all witches, knows the date and time of her death, she was able to enjoy her funeral ceremony the day before. Cathars were dragged from their homes and burned. Magrat renounces witchcraft shortly before her marriage, partially to prepare for her duties as queen, but mostly out of frustration with the way she is treated by the senior members of the Lancre coven and is supplanted by Agnes Nitt after the events of Maskerade. She is also the (self-appointed) chairwoman of the Witch Trials committee and has written a book about "Magick"; the "k" is to distinguish what she considers the True Craft from the everyday stuff Granny Weatherwax and other witches do—this in turn is a comedic reference on Pratchett's part to the use of ostentatious variant spellings of the word "magic" (ranging from Aleister Crowley's to some Wiccans'). She can defend herself physically when necessary, and is capable of performing impressive feats of real magic (as seen in Wyrd Sisters when Magrat uses her magic to turn the old wooden door into a rising oak—a display that impresses even Granny Weatherwax). The trick behind how a shamble works lies in its assembly and use, which is to "catch the moment", they're assembled in a matter of seconds, using any stuff one happen to have on their-person, like strings (comparing them to a Cat's cradle), feathers, beads, coloured paper, etc., and must also incorporate something alive in its centre (i.e. Mrs Gogol is a practitioner of voodoo living in Genua. In The Shepherd's Crown, she is asked by Tiffany to help find her a couple of potential young witches looking to learn the craft to help her caretake for two steadings, after which time, Tiffany is also approached by Geoffrey Swivel. Introduced in The Shepherd's Crown, Geoffrey Swivel is the third and youngest son and child of Lord and Lady Swivel (one of the lordships of the Shires). In I Shall Wear Midnight, Tiffany Aching travels to Ankh-Morpork and discovers a number of witches there. Have just enough money, never too much, and some string (always on one's person). Don’t worry, you can unsubscribe any time you like. LaVeyan Satanism is a relatively “new” branch of Satanism, whereas Luciferan Satanism has existed as long as Christians have acknowledged “Satan” as a entity. This back-fired when he read out the complete sentence, and was mortified afterwards, but the deed had been done and no attempt to change it could be made. When Tiffany speaks of Granny Aching to other witches, they often comment that she has many of the qualities of a very skilled witch, and one worthy of much respect, as her influence was such that the people she took care of ended up mostly taking care of each other (a feat only the most skilled witches are able to accomplish), even the formidable Granny Weatherwax commented that she would have liked to have met Granny Aching. When Mort arrived she was an elderly lady with a hooked nose wearing a grey woollen dress. When Lancre is overrun by vampires with mind-control powers in Carpe Jugulum, Agnes/Perdita is one of the few people capable of resisting their hypnotic influence. Tiffany, later, half-jests that continued visits by people to her grave may turn her into a goddess figure. Witches and Warlocks are humans gifted with the genetic heredity to affect change by supernatural or paranormal means, an innate connection to the elements and forces of nature that allows them to practice "witchcraft". She also observes Granny Weatherwax's disconcerting behavior change, wearing pink and being nice, and asks Nanny Ogg about it and starts worrying. Tiffany also became aware of people leaving small tributes at Granny's general gravesite, leaving her to wonder if Granny Aching is slowly becoming an actual cultural deity on the Chalk. Her name is similar to that of Jill Murphy's character Mildred Hubble of The Worst Witch novels, although Pratchett says this was not intentional. Esme is as powerful as Aliss was, if not more so, and is concerned constantly with keeping herself in check lest she ends up like Aliss. She was very important in the minds of the people of the Chalk, to the point where they called the thunder "Granny Aching cussin'", the vultures "Granny Aching's chickens", the fluffy little white clouds of summer "Granny Aching's little lambs" and said she cussed the sky blue. An intelligent and well-meaning person, she spends much of her time explaining concepts such as bacteria to people who aren't going to believe her. Unlike many other witches, she tested details of spells and performed various other experiments (such as determining how many twigs you can pull from a broomstick's tail before it crashes), leaving several shelves of notes, recipes, and instructions in the cottage when Magrat inherited it. Leaving with Nanny Annagramma is assigned her own cottage, Agnes voices her own cottage, taking over from rest. 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