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| Anne Pedersdotter | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Hans Wiers-Jenssen |
| Characters | Anne Pedersdotter Absalon Pederssøn Martin Merete Beyer Johannes Laurentius The bishop Herlofs-Marte |
| Date premiered | 12 February 1908 |
| Place premiered | Kristiania |
| Original language | Norwegian |
| Subject | Witch-hunt |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Bergen |
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.[1][2]
- ^ Berg, Thoralf. "Hans Wiers-Jenssen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
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