339:, explained the Spearfinger's deception and how to attract her. They knew about her finger because they saw her dancing on "ledges of Sanigilagi". They just did not know how to kill her, but the medicine man said they might get lucky. Following advice of the medicine man, the people set a trap for Spearfinger by digging a pit and covering it with brush. They made a fire with green saplings, which made a vast amount of smoke rise into the air. Spearfinger saw the smoke from Chilhowee Mountain and ran to the village, crushing the ground as she walked. She approached hiding her right hand with a blanket.
365:, Tsï'kïlilï', finally came and landed on her right hand, the one with the spear, and the hunters viewed that as an omen to shoot for the hand she kept double-fisted. She became even more upset and scared at this. Hitting her where the wrist and right hand joined or, some say, where the Spearfinger joined the wrist, they severed her heart. She sank to the ground, and her finger "twitched and was still." The curse of Spearfinger, the liver eater, ended.
358:, which means "heart", so they aimed for her chest. When the arrows failed to kill her, they caught the titmouse and cut off its tongue. Ever since then, whenever people see the titmouse’s short tongue, they are reminded that it's a liar. It was not that the bird lied on purpose, but that he "simply was not specific enough." After that, the titmouse flew into the sky, returning to the Upper World. It would never return.
166:
276:/Stone Man. When Stone Man and Spearfinger pass each other, they sense their relation. Cherokee legend says the stone beings know they are enemies because they hunt the same food – livers. Spearfinger recognises the other figure to be a man because he sings his song about livers in a lower voice that shakes the ground.
303:
woman's lap to be petted and combed the old witch would gently run her fingers through the child's hair until it went to sleep, when she would stab the little one through the heart or back of the neck with the long awl finger, which she had kept hidden under her robe. Then she would take out the liver and eat it.
1369:
310:
There are many tales of her deception, including her trick of turning into her victim, hiding the body, and going into the victim's home to wait until the parents left or the family was asleep to take all their livers. Parents warned children not to go into the forest alone because
Spearfinger waited
368:
Stone Man, her other liver-eating friend, heard the victorious cheers and later saw her right hand with the spear on a post beside the village. He considered himself warned. Knowing his own weakness, Stone Man shrugged the warning off because no one knew it yet. He continued to sing his song of war,
342:
When they saw her as an old woman, the hunter hesitated thinking she was one of their own or from a neighboring village. She called to them for help as she walked, but the medicine man knew her trick. He threw his spear first, which broke into pieces when it hit her. The rest of the hunters began to
372:
In recognition of the help which the chickadee gave to the hunters in their hour of need, the bird has ever afterward been known as the "truth teller" and, if ever it should perch near the house of a man who is away hunting, this is taken as a sign that the hunter will return safely from his trip.
314:
Hunters alone in the woods used to see an old woman with a strangely-shaped hand. She would sing her haunting song, so frightening them that they would hasten back to their villages as quietly as they could. The
Cherokee claim that Spearfinger stabs her victims "in the back of their neck or through
302:
Sometimes an old woman would approach along the trail where the children were picking strawberries or playing near the village, and would say to them coaxingly, "Come, my grandchildren, come to your granny and let granny dress your hair." When some little girl ran up and laid her head in the old
120:
into family members of her child victims. Once she has made herself a part of her victim's world, she lacks the ability to change her form while still in anyone else's sight. Spearfinger often disguises herself in the form of "a harmless old lady", as in the story, "U`tlûñ'ta, The Spear-finger".
346:
Spearfinger revealed her covered hand, ran towards the men, and fell into their pit. She was unharmed, though, by the stakes, and "swatted at the arrows as though they were irksome gnats." Finding herself trapped in the pit, she slashed her finger in every direction trying to catch someone and
70:
Spearfinger, being made of stone, sounds like thunder when she walks, crushing rocks into the ground when she steps on them. Her voice echoes down the mountains to the
Cherokee villages and scares the birds of the forest away, which the people have traditionally seen as a warning sign.
291:. Spearfinger is known for being attracted to these fires. In other seasons, Spearfinger searches for the clouds of smoke that rise from the valley. Sometimes she has caught victims when they wandered for a drink at a stream or picked strawberries near the village.
315:
their heart, drawing out their livers. Spearfinger's attack is very quick. When she steals livers, her finger does not leave a scar, and victims do not feel the wound. Several days after the unnoticed attack, the victims become ill and die."
147:
In the nineteenth century, Cherokee pointed out the location where they claim the ruins of
Spearfinger's "Tree Rock" remain even today. They named the area along the mountain "Hiawassee" and valley "Nantahala". The site of these remains in
1703:
124:
Since she is made from stone, arrows cannot pierce her skin. They shatter when they hit her. Furthermore, she can pick up boulders effortlessly, stack them, break them, and morph them together.
2263:
287:
In autumn, Cherokee peoples have traditionally burned brush fires. These brush fires have covered entire mountainsides so that the
Cherokee could easily hunt the fallen, roasted
67:, which means "Stone-dress", for her stone-like skin. Often she clutches her right hand tightly, because she is hiding her heart and her only weak spot, which is her right palm.
2650:
307:
The
Cherokee have traditionally been very cautious about strangers, and were suspicious of those who wandered off alone. They could come back as the liver-eater in disguise.
2310:
140:. This structure irritated the Higher Beings because it came too close to their Upper World. Higher Beings saw her effort as arrogant "like man's Bible story of
279:
Instead of needing to lift stones to build, Stone Man possesses stronger powers than
Spearfinger. He simply uses his staff to create bridges to other mountains.
1313:
1226:
132:
Once, Spearfinger undertook to build a "great rock bridge through the air from Nûñyû'-tlu`gûñ'yï, the 'Tree rock', on
Hiwassee, over to Sanigilâ'gï," which is
3237:
298:- appearing harmless and trustworthy, hiding her identity and powers while luring unsuspecting children. As in the story, "U`tlûñ'ta, The Spear-finger":
1779:
2345:
1815:
1431:
1401:
376:
Despite her death, Cherokee story-tellers continue to tell the legend of
Spearfinger and point out the place where her stone structure fell down.
2383:
1632:
3442:
2605:
2300:
1601:
1538:
2775:
529:
3452:
2883:
2760:
2845:
2409:
2092:
1746:
1698:
1508:
1273:
647:
3177:
2928:
642:
257:
3287:
2330:
2238:
2233:
1840:
1774:
2692:
2180:
2340:
1416:
1040:
3092:
3067:
2913:
2840:
2750:
1396:
1257:
622:
191:
2850:
2585:
2427:
2350:
2253:
1482:
659:
590:
238:
3447:
3322:
3112:
3107:
2938:
2815:
2126:
1993:
1297:
210:
187:
3262:
3027:
2248:
2097:
1916:
883:
654:
2080:
2070:
176:
3072:
3047:
2665:
2655:
2358:
2268:
2243:
1877:
1321:
217:
195:
180:
3307:
3082:
2860:
2855:
2795:
2745:
2685:
2610:
2552:
2507:
2447:
2437:
2151:
1998:
1860:
1800:
1657:
1353:
3267:
2893:
2720:
2675:
2542:
2477:
2295:
2285:
2258:
2228:
1850:
1683:
1461:
1451:
1361:
1233:
522:
149:
2630:
2645:
2615:
2442:
224:
3242:
2770:
2710:
2570:
2432:
2400:
2207:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1477:
1289:
1241:
1028:
910:
702:
1957:
3207:
3127:
2943:
2600:
2290:
1739:
1559:
1543:
1533:
1492:
1487:
1345:
1337:
79:
2933:
2670:
2452:
2131:
2053:
1574:
1569:
1446:
968:
724:
697:
637:
328:
206:
2472:
3197:
3132:
2908:
2868:
2680:
2374:
2366:
2163:
2121:
2111:
2087:
2065:
1889:
1693:
1688:
1411:
1406:
1203:
563:
538:
137:
82:. She is said to have also walked throughout the mountain range, around streams, and through shadowy
3347:
2923:
2863:
2805:
2785:
2705:
2590:
2482:
2390:
2158:
2075:
1865:
1855:
1830:
1579:
1564:
1305:
1265:
920:
905:
707:
602:
597:
573:
515:
453:
350:
Birds flew down from the sky as "celestial beings" to aid the
Cherokee. A bird called Utsu'`gï, a
2790:
2457:
2195:
2141:
2136:
2048:
1932:
1845:
1456:
1388:
632:
133:
75:
3382:
3252:
3202:
2967:
2888:
2820:
2780:
2755:
2640:
2595:
2560:
2168:
2146:
2116:
2106:
2005:
1952:
1835:
1805:
1732:
1678:
1085:
915:
719:
568:
272:
48:
2467:
486:
3352:
3182:
3062:
2987:
2878:
2800:
2580:
2274:
2200:
2185:
2174:
2058:
2041:
1988:
1947:
1882:
1872:
1795:
1652:
1168:
888:
769:
759:
692:
585:
3402:
3247:
3232:
3172:
3147:
2898:
2873:
2825:
2725:
2700:
2547:
2537:
2502:
2395:
2212:
1769:
978:
878:
774:
83:
1622:
1163:
231:
414:
3397:
3392:
3372:
3357:
3292:
3192:
3022:
2992:
2972:
2835:
2765:
2497:
2492:
2190:
2030:
1942:
1810:
1208:
141:
40:
311:
for them and made sure they knew she would appear as "grandmother or favorite aunt".
3436:
3387:
3377:
3187:
3162:
3152:
3137:
3017:
2982:
2948:
2625:
2487:
1972:
1708:
1198:
1158:
1123:
1003:
578:
117:
3407:
3342:
3227:
3222:
2977:
2903:
2830:
1962:
1911:
1673:
1329:
1281:
1065:
1018:
1013:
973:
734:
617:
332:
59:
knife, which she uses to cut her victims. Her mouth is stained with blood from the
3367:
3327:
3217:
3167:
3142:
3102:
1906:
1894:
1249:
1178:
1133:
1033:
998:
983:
925:
838:
764:
687:
165:
3317:
3312:
3302:
3277:
3097:
3052:
3032:
3012:
3002:
2557:
2015:
1937:
1617:
1421:
1080:
1023:
1008:
863:
858:
853:
848:
833:
813:
664:
612:
542:
454:"Native Americans: Story-Tellers Myth-keepers and the Story-Telling Tradition"
86:
passes. The Cherokee say her favorite home is Whiteside, a thunder mountain.
3337:
3332:
3297:
3122:
3057:
3037:
3007:
2810:
2565:
2532:
2462:
2335:
2020:
1113:
895:
873:
823:
818:
796:
362:
295:
74:
In Tennessee, Spearfinger is believed to enjoy walking the trail that joins
36:
669:
3362:
3087:
2997:
2635:
2025:
1755:
1627:
1188:
1070:
988:
828:
791:
627:
607:
351:
324:
288:
56:
32:
2918:
2660:
2575:
2512:
1899:
1173:
1103:
993:
754:
729:
507:
51:
for "the one with the pointed spear”. Her right forefinger resembles a
2620:
2527:
2522:
2010:
1825:
1820:
1183:
1138:
1108:
1060:
1055:
1050:
963:
946:
941:
868:
354:, flew to the hunting party and sang "un, un, un." This sounded like
89:
Dancing in clouds, she sang her favorite song with her raven friend:
343:
attack, seeing through her disguise. Her skin deflected the arrows.
1704:
Feminist interpretations of witch trials in the early modern period
1370:
Treatise on the Apparitions of Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants
3282:
2517:
1713:
1153:
1148:
1128:
1118:
1045:
956:
951:
900:
808:
786:
781:
712:
60:
52:
1143:
1075:
843:
801:
1728:
511:
152:
is called "U'Tluntun'yi", which means "The Spearfinger Place".
159:
3422:
1724:
3259:
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (1939–present)
270:
Another mountain legend concerning stone beings tells of
2957:
2736:
2418:
2323:
2221:
1981:
1925:
1788:
1762:
1666:
1645:
1610:
1594:
1552:
1501:
1470:
1439:
1430:
1387:
1380:
1217:
1094:
934:
747:
680:
556:
549:
331:towns, which were haunted by the liver eater. The
3159:Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory (1839–1907)
3119:Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824-present)
347:taunted them with her song about eating livers.
409:
323:The Cherokee called a great council, including
300:
35:legend, said to live along the eastern side of
1227:Witchcraft and divination in the Old Testament
481:
479:
477:
475:
407:
405:
403:
401:
399:
397:
395:
393:
391:
389:
24:
1740:
1314:A Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts
523:
8:
487:"Supernatural Beings: Utlunta (Spearfinger)"
448:
446:
444:
442:
440:
438:
436:
194:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
1747:
1733:
1725:
1436:
1384:
553:
530:
516:
508:
258:Learn how and when to remove this message
385:
1633:List of people executed for witchcraft
460:. Tennessee State Library and Archives
1602:Witch trials in the Holy Roman Empire
144:", so they struck it with lightning.
7:
192:adding citations to reliable sources
63:she has eaten. She is also known as
2761:First Cherokee Female Seminary Site
1856:Cherokee Supplement (Unicode block)
2410:Sequoyah Constitutional Convention
1699:Left-hand path and right-hand path
1274:De Lamiis et Pythonicis Mulieribus
116:Besides a spear for a finger, she
14:
3423:Cherokee-language Knowledge (XXG)
3079:Cherokee Nation West (1810-1839)
3044:Cherokee Nation East (1794-1839)
415:"66. U'tlun'ta, The Spear-finger"
2234:Cherokee Preservation Foundation
294:Her most dangerous attribute is
164:
3214:Cherokee Nation (1975–present)
2914:Hiwassee River Heritage Center
2841:Chief Vann House Historic Site
2751:Cherokee Removal Memorial Park
1397:Jamyi Witch hiring controversy
1258:Summis desiderantes affectibus
1:
2851:Museum of the Cherokee People
419:Internet Sacred Texts Archive
3443:Cherokee legendary creatures
2939:Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2816:Red Clay State Historic Park
2428:Cherokee Towns (pre-Removal)
1402:accusations against children
1298:The Discoverie of Witchcraft
31:, is a monster and witch in
25:
3243:Chadwick "Corntassel" Smith
2264:Cherokee Southwest Township
2249:Keetoowah Nighthawk Society
2181:Cherokee Nation (1794–1907)
2098:1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles
1917:Flag of the Cherokee Nation
458:Tennessee Myths and Legends
106:Uwe la na tsiku. Su sa sai.
100:Liver, I eat it. Su sa sai.
94:Uwe la na tsiku. Su sa sai.
3471:
3453:Female legendary creatures
2384:Cherokee Nation v. Leavitt
2359:Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
2269:Oconaluftee Indian Village
2244:Original Keetoowah Society
1322:Daemonolatreiae libri tres
3418:
2796:Trail of Tears State Park
2746:Cherokee National Capitol
2152:Jackson and McMinn Treaty
2127:Treaty of Dewitt's Corner
1861:Cherokee Immersion School
1354:A Guide to Grand-Jury Men
16:Figure in Cherokee legend
2929:Fort Smith Historic Site
2697:Western Cherokee Nation
2296:Cherokee Central Schools
2081:Battle of Lindley's Fort
1851:Cherokee (Unicode block)
1684:Christian views on magic
1362:The Discovery of Witches
1234:Directorium Inquisitorum
421:. Evinity Publishing INC
3288:Tahlonteeskee (warrior)
3274:Other notable Cherokee
2208:Jacob Brown Grant Deeds
1290:De praestigiis daemonum
1242:De maleficis mulieribus
3208:William Charles Rogers
3128:William Holland Thomas
2904:The Great Trading Path
2071:Cherokee–American wars
1346:Compendium Maleficarum
1338:Magical Investigations
1229:(8th–2nd centuries BC)
327:, Tenase, Setico, and
305:
109:
80:Little Tennessee River
2934:Port Royal State Park
2159:Transylvania Purchase
2132:Treaty of Hard Labour
2054:Siege of Fort Loudoun
1780:United Keetoowah Band
969:Cloak of invisibility
725:Solitary practitioner
638:Witch-cult hypothesis
369:livers, and hunting.
156:Her enemy - Stone Man
91:
3198:Samuel Houston Mayes
2375:The Cherokee Tobacco
2367:Worcester v. Georgia
2351:freedmen controversy
2311:Sequoyah High School
2301:Cherokee High School
2164:Chickamauga Cherokee
2122:Treaty of Turkeytown
2112:Treaty of New Echota
2088:Nickajack Expedition
2066:Cherokee War of 1776
1689:Magical organization
1204:Witches of Benevento
319:Death of Spearfinger
188:improve this section
39:and western part of
3448:American witchcraft
2806:Rattlesnake Springs
2391:Cherokee Commission
2076:Battle of Hightower
1963:Kâ'lanû Ahkyeli'skï
1866:New Kituwah Academy
1831:Green Corn Ceremony
1306:Newes from Scotland
1266:Malleus Maleficarum
643:Anglo-Saxon England
283:Stories and customs
128:Her stone structure
2998:Outacite of Keowee
2909:The Great War Path
2884:Oconaluftee valley
2869:Stick Ball Grounds
2791:Tellico Blockhouse
2196:Indian Removal Act
2142:Treaty of Hopewell
2137:Treaty of Lochaber
2093:American Civil War
2049:Anglo-Cherokee War
1933:Ani Hyuntikwalaski
1658:Witches in fiction
1646:In popular culture
1220:historic treatises
134:Whiteside Mountain
76:Chilhowee Mountain
3430:
3429:
3383:Clement V. Rogers
3253:Chuck Hoskin, Jr.
3203:Thomas Buffington
2968:Moytoy of Tellico
2889:Oconaluftee River
2821:Hair Conrad Cabin
2756:Chieftains Museum
2307:Sequoyah Schools
2169:Overhill Cherokee
2147:Treaty of Holston
2117:Treaty of Tellico
2107:Cherokee treaties
1878:Spiritual beliefs
1722:
1721:
1679:Witch (archetype)
1641:
1640:
1590:
1589:
916:Sympathetic magic
743:
742:
491:Cherokee Pantheon
268:
267:
260:
242:
3460:
3353:Markwayne Mullin
3183:Dennis Bushyhead
3063:Charles R. Hicks
2988:Moytoy of Citico
2879:Tuckasegee River
2801:Brainerd Mission
2786:Sequoyah's Cabin
2693:Cherokee Nations
2331:Principal Chiefs
2324:Politics and law
2275:Unto These Hills
2239:Warriors Society
2201:Cherokee descent
2175:Cherokee Phoenix
2059:Battle of Echoee
2042:Battle of Taliwa
2021:skiagusta (rank)
1948:Moon-eyed people
1883:Moon-eyed people
1801:National holiday
1749:
1742:
1735:
1726:
1653:Magic in fiction
1483:Northern Moravia
1437:
1417:Papua New Guinea
1385:
1169:Nine sorceresses
921:Witches' Sabbath
770:Ceremonial magic
760:Apotropaic magic
554:
532:
525:
518:
509:
502:
501:
499:
497:
483:
470:
469:
467:
465:
450:
431:
430:
428:
426:
411:
263:
256:
252:
249:
243:
241:
200:
168:
160:
28:
3470:
3469:
3463:
3462:
3461:
3459:
3458:
3457:
3433:
3432:
3431:
3426:
3414:
3403:Kimberly Teehee
3263:James L. Gordon
3248:Bill John Baker
3233:Wilma Mankiller
3173:William P. Ross
3148:Patrick Lambert
2993:Standing Turkey
2953:
2899:Sycamore Shoals
2874:Cullasaja River
2826:Nancy Ward Tomb
2776:John Ross House
2738:
2732:
2726:Qualla Boundary
2701:Cherokee Nation
2503:Hiwassee Island
2433:Amoyeligunahita
2420:
2414:
2319:
2286:Female Seminary
2259:Heritage groups
2229:Heritage Center
2217:
2213:Texas Cherokees
2026:outacite (rank)
1977:
1921:
1784:
1770:Cherokee Nation
1758:
1753:
1723:
1718:
1662:
1637:
1606:
1586:
1548:
1502:Northern Europe
1497:
1466:
1426:
1376:
1219:
1213:
1096:
1090:
1029:Magical weapons
979:Flying ointment
930:
775:Magical formula
739:
676:
623:Greece and Rome
545:
536:
506:
505:
495:
493:
485:
484:
473:
463:
461:
452:
451:
434:
424:
422:
413:
412:
387:
382:
321:
285:
264:
253:
247:
244:
201:
199:
185:
169:
158:
136:located on the
130:
114:
102:
96:
84:Nantahala River
78:and the nearby
17:
12:
11:
5:
3468:
3467:
3464:
3456:
3455:
3450:
3445:
3435:
3434:
3428:
3427:
3419:
3416:
3415:
3413:
3412:
3411:
3410:
3405:
3400:
3398:Hastings Shade
3395:
3393:Durbin Feeling
3390:
3385:
3380:
3375:
3373:Jenny McIntosh
3370:
3365:
3360:
3358:Yvette Herrell
3355:
3350:
3345:
3340:
3338:Nunnahitsunega
3335:
3330:
3325:
3320:
3315:
3310:
3308:Elias Boudinot
3305:
3300:
3295:
3293:Turtle-at-Home
3290:
3285:
3280:
3272:
3271:
3270:
3265:
3257:
3256:
3255:
3250:
3245:
3240:
3235:
3230:
3225:
3220:
3212:
3211:
3210:
3205:
3200:
3195:
3193:Johnson Harris
3190:
3185:
3180:
3175:
3170:
3165:
3157:
3156:
3155:
3150:
3145:
3140:
3135:
3130:
3125:
3117:
3116:
3115:
3110:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3077:
3076:
3075:
3070:
3065:
3060:
3055:
3050:
3042:
3041:
3040:
3035:
3030:
3025:
3023:Dragging Canoe
3020:
3015:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2980:
2975:
2973:Attakullakulla
2970:
2964:Early leaders
2961:
2959:
2955:
2954:
2952:
2951:
2946:
2941:
2936:
2931:
2926:
2921:
2916:
2911:
2906:
2901:
2896:
2891:
2886:
2881:
2876:
2871:
2866:
2858:
2853:
2848:
2843:
2838:
2836:Bussell Island
2833:
2828:
2823:
2818:
2813:
2808:
2803:
2798:
2793:
2788:
2783:
2781:Ross's Landing
2778:
2773:
2768:
2766:Judaculla Rock
2763:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2742:
2740:
2739:memorial sites
2734:
2733:
2731:
2730:
2729:
2728:
2723:
2715:
2714:
2713:
2708:
2703:
2695:
2690:
2689:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
2653:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2628:
2623:
2618:
2613:
2608:
2606:Spike Bucktown
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2530:
2525:
2520:
2515:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2490:
2485:
2480:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2424:
2422:
2416:
2415:
2413:
2412:
2407:
2406:
2405:
2404:
2403:
2396:Cherokee Strip
2388:
2380:
2371:
2363:
2355:
2354:
2353:
2348:
2338:
2333:
2327:
2325:
2321:
2320:
2318:
2317:
2316:
2315:
2314:
2313:
2305:
2304:
2303:
2293:
2288:
2280:
2279:
2278:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2225:
2223:
2219:
2218:
2216:
2215:
2210:
2205:
2204:
2203:
2198:
2193:
2191:Trail of Tears
2183:
2178:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2155:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2104:
2103:
2102:
2101:
2100:
2090:
2085:
2084:
2083:
2078:
2068:
2063:
2062:
2061:
2056:
2046:
2045:
2044:
2033:
2031:Raven of Chota
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
2002:
2001:
1996:
1985:
1983:
1979:
1978:
1976:
1975:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1950:
1945:
1943:Horned Serpent
1940:
1935:
1929:
1927:
1923:
1922:
1920:
1919:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1903:
1902:
1897:
1887:
1886:
1885:
1875:
1870:
1869:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1813:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1792:
1790:
1786:
1785:
1783:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1766:
1764:
1760:
1759:
1754:
1752:
1751:
1744:
1737:
1729:
1720:
1719:
1717:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1670:
1668:
1664:
1663:
1661:
1660:
1655:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1642:
1639:
1638:
1636:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1614:
1612:
1608:
1607:
1605:
1604:
1598:
1596:
1592:
1591:
1588:
1587:
1585:
1584:
1583:
1582:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1556:
1554:
1553:Western Europe
1550:
1549:
1547:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1505:
1503:
1499:
1498:
1496:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1474:
1472:
1471:Eastern Europe
1468:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1443:
1441:
1434:
1428:
1427:
1425:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1393:
1391:
1382:
1378:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1366:
1358:
1350:
1342:
1334:
1326:
1318:
1310:
1302:
1294:
1286:
1278:
1270:
1262:
1254:
1246:
1238:
1230:
1223:
1221:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1211:
1209:Witch of Endor
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1100:
1098:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1086:Witch's ladder
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1037:
1036:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
960:
959:
949:
944:
938:
936:
932:
931:
929:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
892:
891:
886:
881:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
805:
804:
799:
794:
784:
779:
778:
777:
767:
762:
757:
751:
749:
745:
744:
741:
740:
738:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
716:
715:
705:
700:
695:
690:
684:
682:
678:
677:
675:
674:
673:
672:
662:
657:
652:
651:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
595:
594:
593:
583:
582:
581:
576:
571:
560:
558:
551:
547:
546:
537:
535:
534:
527:
520:
512:
504:
503:
471:
432:
384:
383:
381:
378:
320:
317:
284:
281:
266:
265:
172:
170:
163:
157:
154:
129:
126:
113:
110:
41:North Carolina
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3466:
3465:
3454:
3451:
3449:
3446:
3444:
3441:
3440:
3438:
3425:
3424:
3417:
3409:
3406:
3404:
3401:
3399:
3396:
3394:
3391:
3389:
3388:Redbird Smith
3386:
3384:
3381:
3379:
3378:Sam Sixkiller
3376:
3374:
3371:
3369:
3366:
3364:
3361:
3359:
3356:
3354:
3351:
3349:
3346:
3344:
3341:
3339:
3336:
3334:
3331:
3329:
3326:
3324:
3321:
3319:
3316:
3314:
3311:
3309:
3306:
3304:
3301:
3299:
3296:
3294:
3291:
3289:
3286:
3284:
3281:
3279:
3276:
3275:
3273:
3269:
3266:
3264:
3261:
3260:
3258:
3254:
3251:
3249:
3246:
3244:
3241:
3239:
3236:
3234:
3231:
3229:
3226:
3224:
3221:
3219:
3216:
3215:
3213:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3188:Joel B. Mayes
3186:
3184:
3181:
3179:
3176:
3174:
3171:
3169:
3166:
3164:
3163:Lewis Downing
3161:
3160:
3158:
3154:
3153:Richard Sneed
3151:
3149:
3146:
3144:
3141:
3139:
3138:Gerard Parker
3136:
3134:
3131:
3129:
3126:
3124:
3121:
3120:
3118:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3106:
3104:
3101:
3099:
3096:
3094:
3093:Tahlonteeskee
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3080:
3078:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3068:William Hicks
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3045:
3043:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3018:Little Turkey
3016:
3014:
3011:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2965:
2963:
2962:
2960:
2956:
2950:
2949:Cherokee Path
2947:
2945:
2942:
2940:
2937:
2935:
2932:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
2920:
2917:
2915:
2912:
2910:
2907:
2905:
2902:
2900:
2897:
2895:
2892:
2890:
2887:
2885:
2882:
2880:
2877:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2867:
2865:
2862:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2804:
2802:
2799:
2797:
2794:
2792:
2789:
2787:
2784:
2782:
2779:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2764:
2762:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2743:
2741:
2737:Landmarks and
2735:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2718:
2717:Eastern Band
2716:
2712:
2711:Tahlonteeskee
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2698:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2681:Running Water
2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2617:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2430:
2429:
2426:
2425:
2423:
2417:
2411:
2408:
2402:
2399:
2398:
2397:
2394:
2393:
2392:
2389:
2386:
2385:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2372:
2369:
2368:
2364:
2361:
2360:
2356:
2352:
2349:
2347:
2344:
2343:
2342:
2339:
2337:
2334:
2332:
2329:
2328:
2326:
2322:
2312:
2309:
2308:
2306:
2302:
2299:
2298:
2297:
2294:
2292:
2291:Male Seminary
2289:
2287:
2284:
2283:
2281:
2277:
2276:
2272:
2271:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2226:
2224:
2222:Organizations
2220:
2214:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2202:
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2188:
2187:
2184:
2182:
2179:
2177:
2176:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2109:
2108:
2105:
2099:
2096:
2095:
2094:
2091:
2089:
2086:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2073:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2051:
2050:
2047:
2043:
2040:
2039:
2037:
2036:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1991:
1990:
1987:
1986:
1984:
1980:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1930:
1928:
1924:
1918:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1901:
1898:
1896:
1893:
1892:
1891:
1888:
1884:
1881:
1880:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1838:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1812:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1793:
1791:
1787:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1767:
1765:
1761:
1757:
1750:
1745:
1743:
1738:
1736:
1731:
1730:
1727:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1709:Folk religion
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1671:
1669:
1665:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1650:
1648:
1644:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1609:
1603:
1600:
1599:
1597:
1593:
1581:
1578:
1577:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1557:
1555:
1551:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1504:
1500:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1473:
1469:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1429:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1390:
1386:
1383:
1379:
1372:
1371:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1351:
1348:
1347:
1343:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1303:
1300:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1216:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1199:Three Witches
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1159:Morgan le Fay
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1093:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1004:Kitchen witch
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
958:
955:
954:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
939:
937:
933:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
876:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
789:
788:
785:
783:
780:
776:
773:
772:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
752:
750:
746:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
714:
711:
710:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
685:
683:
679:
671:
668:
667:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
655:Latin America
653:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
600:
599:
596:
592:
589:
588:
587:
584:
580:
579:Witch smeller
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
566:
565:
562:
561:
559:
555:
552:
548:
544:
540:
533:
528:
526:
521:
519:
514:
513:
510:
492:
488:
482:
480:
478:
476:
472:
459:
455:
449:
447:
445:
443:
441:
439:
437:
433:
420:
416:
410:
408:
406:
404:
402:
400:
398:
396:
394:
392:
390:
386:
379:
377:
374:
370:
366:
364:
359:
357:
353:
348:
344:
340:
338:
334:
330:
326:
318:
316:
312:
308:
304:
299:
297:
292:
290:
282:
280:
277:
275:
274:
262:
259:
251:
240:
237:
233:
230:
226:
223:
219:
216:
212:
209: –
208:
207:"Spearfinger"
204:
203:Find sources:
197:
193:
189:
183:
182:
178:
173:This section
171:
167:
162:
161:
155:
153:
151:
150:Blount County
145:
143:
139:
135:
127:
125:
122:
119:
111:
108:
107:
103:
101:
97:
95:
90:
87:
85:
81:
77:
72:
68:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
27:
21:
3420:
3408:Shawna Baker
3343:Ned Christie
3268:John W. Hair
3228:Ross Swimmer
3223:W. W. Keeler
2978:Amouskositte
2924:Tuckaleechee
2894:Abrams Creek
2856:Untokiasdiyi
2831:Blythe Ferry
2382:
2373:
2365:
2357:
2273:
2173:
2038:Tribal Wars
1967:
1912:Booger dance
1775:Eastern Band
1674:Witch (word)
1623:Witch's mark
1432:Early Modern
1368:
1360:
1352:
1344:
1336:
1330:Daemonologie
1328:
1320:
1312:
1304:
1296:
1288:
1282:Laienspiegel
1280:
1272:
1264:
1256:
1248:
1240:
1232:
1193:
1164:Muma Pădurii
1095:Folklore and
1066:Sator Square
1019:Magic circle
1014:Magic carpet
974:Crystal ball
911:Spiritualism
735:Witch doctor
618:Cunning folk
494:. Retrieved
490:
462:. Retrieved
457:
423:. Retrieved
418:
375:
371:
367:
360:
355:
349:
345:
341:
336:
333:medicine man
322:
313:
309:
306:
301:
293:
286:
278:
271:
269:
254:
245:
235:
228:
221:
214:
202:
186:Please help
174:
146:
131:
123:
115:
105:
104:
99:
98:
93:
92:
88:
73:
69:
64:
44:
23:
19:
18:
3368:Major Ridge
3348:John Martin
3328:Joseph Vann
3218:J. B. Milam
3143:Joyce Dugan
3113:John Rogers
3108:John Looney
3103:Sam Houston
3033:Incalatanga
2846:Mantle Rock
2771:Long Island
2508:Island town
2346:1842 revolt
2254:Youth Choir
1953:Nun'Yunu'Wi
1907:Stomp dance
1895:Black drink
1890:Ethnobotany
1381:Persecution
1250:Formicarius
1194:Spearfinger
1134:Elbow witch
1034:Magic sword
999:Julleuchter
984:Goofer dust
926:White magic
839:Incantation
765:Black magic
720:Renaissance
688:Chaos magic
660:Middle East
591:Philippines
496:15 February
464:15 February
425:15 February
273:Nun'Yunu'Wi
248:August 2023
118:shapeshifts
20:Spearfinger
3437:Categories
3421:See also:
3323:David Vann
3318:James Vann
3313:Wauhatchie
3303:Goingsnake
3278:Nancy Ward
3098:John Jolly
3053:Pathkiller
3013:Old Tassel
3003:Oconostota
2671:Turtletown
2666:Turkeytown
2656:Tuckasegee
2591:Oostanaula
2538:Long Swamp
2533:Kulsetsiyi
2282:Education
2016:Ani-kutani
1973:Tsul 'Kalu
1938:Deer Woman
1694:Maleficium
1618:Witch-hunt
1422:Witch camp
1081:Witch ball
1024:Magic ring
1009:Love charm
864:Necromancy
859:Moon magic
854:Mediumship
849:Love magic
834:Gray magic
814:Divination
613:Benandanti
543:witchcraft
380:References
218:newspapers
138:Blue Ridge
65:Nûñ'yunu'ï
3333:Bob Benge
3298:Junaluska
3133:Tsaladihi
3123:Yonaguska
3073:John Ross
3058:Big Tiger
3038:Tagwadihi
3028:Kunokeski
3008:Savanukah
2944:Tlanusiyi
2811:Fort Cass
2706:Tahlequah
2686:Titsohili
2651:Tsatanugi
2566:Nickajack
2553:Nantahala
2548:Nacoochee
2478:Dirt town
2458:Conasauga
2448:Chilhowee
2438:Brasstown
2419:Towns and
2401:in Kansas
2336:Blood Law
1968:U'tlun'ta
1846:syllabary
1595:Classical
1114:Baba Yaga
1097:mythology
906:Spiritism
896:Sex magic
874:Shamanism
869:Occultism
824:Evocation
819:Entheogen
797:Damnation
748:Practices
363:chickadee
296:deception
289:chestnuts
175:does not
45:U'tlun'ta
37:Tennessee
26:U'tlun'ta
3238:Joe Byrd
3178:Utselata
3168:Degataga
3088:Degadoga
3083:The Bowl
2861:Standing
2721:Cherokee
2676:Tuskegee
2636:Tomotley
2631:Tomassee
2596:Red Clay
2543:Mialoquo
2498:Hiwassee
2493:Frogtown
2483:Ducktown
2473:Crowtown
2421:villages
2006:Treaties
1999:military
1994:timeline
1958:Nûñnë'hï
1836:Language
1806:Calendar
1756:Cherokee
1628:Pricking
1539:Scotland
1462:Virginia
1452:New York
1447:Maryland
1440:Americas
1189:Sorginak
1179:Pasiphaë
1071:Talisman
1041:Mojo bag
989:Grimoire
884:Regional
829:Familiar
792:Anathema
708:Neopagan
703:Medieval
608:Akelarre
361:Then, a
352:titmouse
337:adawehis
325:Tomotley
57:obsidian
49:Cherokee
33:Cherokee
3363:Sequoya
2983:Old Hop
2919:Chatata
2661:Tugaloo
2646:Toxoway
2626:Tellico
2616:Talulah
2601:Settico
2576:Nununyi
2571:Nikwasi
2513:Isunigu
2468:Coyotee
2443:Chatuga
2341:Slavery
2186:Removal
1989:History
1982:History
1926:Legends
1900:Kanuchi
1873:Marbles
1841:history
1796:Society
1789:Culture
1667:Related
1611:Related
1529:Iceland
1524:Finland
1519:England
1514:Denmark
1478:Hungary
1174:Obayifo
1104:Agamede
1061:Potions
994:Incense
935:Objects
755:Animism
730:Warlock
665:Oceania
648:Britain
232:scholar
196:removed
181:sources
2958:People
2621:Tanasi
2611:Talisi
2586:Oconee
2561:Echota
2528:Kituwa
2523:Keowee
2488:Etowah
2387:(2005)
2379:(1871)
2370:(1832)
2362:(1831)
2011:Kituwa
1826:Ghigau
1821:Gadugi
1816:Chiefs
1763:Tribes
1580:Basque
1565:Geneva
1560:France
1544:Sweden
1534:Norway
1509:Baltic
1493:Russia
1488:Poland
1389:Modern
1373:(1751)
1365:(1647)
1357:(1627)
1349:(1608)
1341:(1599)
1333:(1597)
1325:(1595)
1317:(1593)
1309:(1591)
1301:(1584)
1293:(1563)
1285:(1509)
1277:(1489)
1269:(1487)
1261:(1484)
1253:(1475)
1245:(1440)
1237:(1376)
1184:Sebile
1139:Hecate
1109:Aradia
1056:Poppet
1051:Nkondi
964:Censer
947:Athame
942:Amulet
901:Sigils
889:Yellow
698:Hoodoo
693:Goetia
670:Mākutu
598:Europe
569:Azande
564:Africa
557:Region
356:u-nahu
234:
227:
220:
213:
205:
112:Powers
61:livers
3283:Tsali
3048:Enola
2864:Stone
2641:Toqua
2581:Ocoee
2518:Joara
2463:Cowee
2453:Chota
2035:Wars
1811:Clans
1714:Adept
1575:Spain
1570:Italy
1457:Salem
1412:Nepal
1407:India
1218:Major
1154:Medea
1149:Kalku
1129:Drude
1124:Dayan
1119:Circe
1046:Nkisi
957:besom
952:Broom
879:Black
809:Demon
787:Curse
782:Coven
713:Wicca
633:Völva
628:Seiðr
603:Italy
574:Ghana
550:Types
539:Magic
329:Chota
239:JSTOR
225:books
142:Babel
53:spear
22:, or
2377:case
1144:Huld
1076:Wand
844:Jinn
802:Jinx
681:Form
586:Asia
541:and
498:2013
466:2013
427:2013
211:news
179:any
177:cite
2558:New
190:by
55:or
47:is
3439::
489:.
474:^
456:.
435:^
417:.
388:^
335:,
43:.
1748:e
1741:t
1734:v
531:e
524:t
517:v
500:.
468:.
429:.
261:)
255:(
250:)
246:(
236:·
229:·
222:·
215:·
198:.
184:.
29:'
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
