The curse of Moll Dyer and his footprints in the stone

For centuries, many people, mostly women , suffered relentless persecution accused of witchcraft .Ignorance, revenge, envy, fear, debts...anyone could be the underlying motive for the accusations.The new world did not read from that scourge, and both before and after the Salem Witches trial, other women suffered harassment from their neighbors and the authorities.This is one of those cases that has come to us practically as a legend .Let's get into the history of the curse of Moll Dyer and his footprints in the stone .

The curse of Moll Dyer and his footprints in the stone

Moll Dyer lived in Leonardtown, Maryland , at the end of the 17th century .It knows its origin, although popular belief says that it was a noble, that fleeing from a miserable and mysterious past had settled in a lonely house and n the local forest.He dedicated himself to the collection of herbs with which he made remedies that he later sold to his neighbors.

His different way of life was suspicious to some inhabitants of the town who began to blame her for any misfortune or setback that happened to them.It is known that at the time Moll died, around 1697, there was a great epidemic of flu in the area.Maybe because of this circumstance, one winter night Dyer's neighbors came to his house accusing her of practicing witchcraft .The woman watching them approach ran away to the forest .The group of "avengers" not finding it, set fire to the house .Moll was wandering in the forest during the freezing night.

The curse of Moll Dyer and his footprints in the stone

Finally, practically frozen , leaned on a stone to die .Before perishing, the legend says that he leaned on the rock with one hand and raised the other to curse the earth and its persecutors. Days later she was found: she had died of cold.On the rock on which they found her they were marked the imprint of her hand and that of her knee , as a reminder of the curse she threw at her neighbors.They soon realized that they had attacked an innocent woman, but there was no remedy.

The curse of Moll Dyer and his footprints in the stone

Years later, the stone was moved to the village and placed in front of the courthouse.The handprint It has practically been erased, but many people say sen throw a strange and uncomfortable sensation when they approach the rock.The real existence of Moll Dyer has been much discussed, since there are no reliable records of the time due to a fire.If it has been found that there was an M.Dyer who emigrated to Maryland in 1697, that at that time there was a great epidemic of influenza and that there were several trials for witchcraft in that state between 1654 and 1712.

The curse of Moll Dyer and his footprints in the stone

What do you think of the legend of the curse of Moll Dyer? Do you think it is based on a real fact? If you liked this article, you may want to read the post: The enigmatic Witch Balls talismans against sorcery.

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