So I was reading this book I checked out of the library called Witch Hunt; Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials by Marc Aronson, and I came across a really interesting piece of information, one that might be extremely vital to my story.
"The Puritans' mission in America was the clearest in the early days of their New England settlements. The Puritans had arrived on ships. Built of long wooden planks, their churchers were like simple wooden boats on land, safeguarding the believers inside. And, as one of their descendants, Nathaniel Hawthorne, wrote, when one of them killed a wolf, he claimed his reward by nailing it "on the porch of the meetinghouse," where the blood would drip onto the doorstep. This balance of simple strength and fierce combat was the essence of Puritanism."
It goes on to describe how the Puritans had a brutal war with the Indians (the Natives).
I did some quick research and found on this website http://www.ask.com/bar?q=were+the+puritans+responsible+for+the+salem+witch+trials%3F&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.salemwitchtrials.com%2Fsalemwitchcraft.html the following info
"Puritans believed in witches and their ability to harm others. They defined witchcraft as entering into a compact with the devil in exchange for certain powers to do evil. Thus, witchcraft was considered a sin because it denied God’s superiority, and a crime because the witch could call up the Devil in his/her shape to perform cruel acts against others. Therefore, in any case when witchcraft was suspected, it was important that it was investigated thoroughly and the tormentor(s) identified and judged."
A Few Questions: What if the Puritans were really the Vampires seeking their revenge on the witches after they created the werewolves to keep the vamps in line.
And what if the wolf head tacked on the door of the meetinghouse wasn't just a wolf head? What if it was half human? But not the werewolf we expect. Not the one from Europe. What if it was something to do with the natives? What if the natives aren't ALL human?
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That's epic!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! If the puritans condemned witchcraft, and the witches are really the "good guys," then you have such an incredible scandal to include in your story.
Which, from my perspective, is awesome. Too many books make witches evil. :P
KEEP GOING! It's looking awesome so far!
The wolf info is incredible, too. It's so creepy how everything's just falling together... as if you were SUPPOSED to write this...
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This is awesome! I have no idea how you're finding all of this stuff but it is amazing. It all fits together so well into the story you are trying to create.
ReplyDeleteI really feel like you already have this amazingly solid foundation on which to build your story and I'm so excited to see where it goes!