Peter Stump
Peter Stump (* 1525 ; † October 31, 1589 in Bedburg ), called Stubbe-Peter , committed at least 16 murders , rapes and incest over a period of 25 years in the guise of a werewolf . Furthermore, he was accused of magic and living with a "devil". Found guilty on October 28, 1589, he was wheeled and beheaded a few days later . His body was then cremated.
About 250 werewolf trials from the period between 1423 and 1720 are documented in the literature. This case was noticed even in the Netherlands , England and Denmark in 1589/1590 . His deeds and the execution were depicted on engravings . The case is passed down mainly through these foreign publications.
The files on this witch trial have not survived. The contemporary sources and pamphlets all speak of Stump being judged . The original gout is expressly mentioned.
In memory of this case, the werewolf in this area is still called Stüpp today . The Bedburg (Erft) werewolf hiking trail provides information on seven stations about the life and death of Peter Stubbe.
literature
- Peter Kremer: The werewolf of Bedburg. Attempt to reconstruct the werewolf trial in 1589. Düren 2005.
- Lena Maria Kaiser: "Because he led a Wolff life" - background, reception and interpretations of the werewolf trial against Peter Stump in the late 16th century . Master thesis Duisburg-Essen 2016 ( online ).
- Erika Münster-Schröer: witch hunt and crime. Jülich-Kleve-Berg in the early modern period . Essen: Klartext 2017 ISBN 978-3-8375-1881-8 pp. 270-277
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leaflets on the Peter Stump case . On: www.elmar-lorey.de; Retrieved October 28, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stump, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stubbe-Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wizard , werewolf |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1525 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1589 |
| Place of death | Bedburg , Rhein-Erft district |