Describe The Relationship Between Hag And Witchcraft
Hags
The word Hag comes from the old English word for Haegtesse, meaning witch. Traditional Hags would live at the edge of a village and shunned all company. This is thought to have been partly because of their hideous appearance. A typical Hag will have the appearance of an old woman with dark eyes, filthy unkempt hair and be adorned in dirty rags. Hags live in isolation from other Hags. A village would never have had more than one Hag living there at any one time.
A Hag is often called a Crone and Wise Woman. This is because in olden times (pre 13th Century) they were people of importance in a village and were known for their healing powers. Often Sorcerers and Mortals would take their ill children to the village wise woman for medicine. A Hag does not use a wand to transmit their powers, instead using herbs and basic potions to work their magic. Hags also have the ability to cast non verbal spells. For hundreds of years, Hags fulfilled the vital function of wise woman and protector in the village and everyone lived in harmony.
This all changed in the mid 13th century when suspicion and prejudice for magical people was strong. Hags were accused of witchcraft and worshipping the devil. …show more content…
The relationship between Hags and Sorcerers has always been uneasy. Hags believing we should have done more to help them hundreds of years ago. Modern day Hags prefer to be left alone but sometimes they can attach themselves to a magical family oftentimes becoming extremely dedicated to the protection of that family. They can be extremely loyal friends but believe in the ‘eye for an eye’ philosophy and will not have any qualms about exacting revenge on any real or imagined slight. Hags have been known to remove children from households if they feel they are being mistreated, unfortunately they can also use illness and death as a means to remove the
The word Hag comes from the old English word for Haegtesse, meaning witch. Traditional Hags would live at the edge of a village and shunned all company. This is thought to have been partly because of their hideous appearance. A typical Hag will have the appearance of an old woman with dark eyes, filthy unkempt hair and be adorned in dirty rags. Hags live in isolation from other Hags. A village would never have had more than one Hag living there at any one time.
A Hag is often called a Crone and Wise Woman. This is because in olden times (pre 13th Century) they were people of importance in a village and were known for their healing powers. Often Sorcerers and Mortals would take their ill children to the village wise woman for medicine. A Hag does not use a wand to transmit their powers, instead using herbs and basic potions to work their magic. Hags also have the ability to cast non verbal spells. For hundreds of years, Hags fulfilled the vital function of wise woman and protector in the village and everyone lived in harmony.
This all changed in the mid 13th century when suspicion and prejudice for magical people was strong. Hags were accused of witchcraft and worshipping the devil. …show more content…
The relationship between Hags and Sorcerers has always been uneasy. Hags believing we should have done more to help them hundreds of years ago. Modern day Hags prefer to be left alone but sometimes they can attach themselves to a magical family oftentimes becoming extremely dedicated to the protection of that family. They can be extremely loyal friends but believe in the ‘eye for an eye’ philosophy and will not have any qualms about exacting revenge on any real or imagined slight. Hags have been known to remove children from households if they feel they are being mistreated, unfortunately they can also use illness and death as a means to remove the