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Lisbeth (Elisabeth) Nypan | |
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| Born | Elisabeth Pedersdotter circa 1610 |
| Died | 1670 (aged 59–60) |
| Cause of death | Executed by burning at stake |
| Known for | Alleged witch |
| Criminal charge | Witchcraft |
| Criminal penalty | Execution by burning at stake |
| Spouse | Ole Nypan |
| Children | Ingeborg, Ane, Marit, Peder |
| Parent(s) | Peder Kulgrandstad, Mother Unknown |
Lisbet Nypan (née Elisabeth Pedersdotter Kulgrandstad) (c. 1610 – September 1670) was an alleged Norwegian witch. As one of the most famous victims of the witch-hunts in her country, she was also the penultimate defendant to be executed for witchcraft in Norway.
The case against Lisbet and her husband, Ole Nypan, is the only Norwegian witch-hunt described by Rossell Hope Robbins in his 1959 book, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology.[1] Its fame grew a few years later, in 1962, when it was dramatized in Norway by Torbjørn Prestvik in his novel, Lisbet Nypan : Den siste hekseprosess i Trøndelag som førte til bål og brann (Lisbet Nypan : The Last Witch Trial in Trøndelag, from the Beginning to the Burning).
- ^ (en) Rossell Hope Robbins (1912-1990), Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology (New York: Crown Publishers, 1959)