nce of Christianity that the medieval notion of magic came into being. The old Pagan beliefs in Europe crumbled following the introduction of Christianity. In order to explain the occurrences of witchcraft and other magic myths and figures the Church explained this as the old beliefs and rituals being the work of the devil.
             The witches are of the retinue of former goddesses, who hurled from their thrones, transformed from gracious adored beings into malign and dreaded ones, roam restless by night, and instead of their once stately progresses can only maintain stolen forbidden conferences with their adherents.
             This radical idea of the devil was instituted at first by putting this force in the power of a female. However the devil's wickedness gained more popularity and by tying the witch and the devil together it made this practice that much more sinful. The original church explanation was thus increased having each single witch forming an alliance with the devil himself. Those practicing witchcraft were thus accused of adoring the beast himself. As a result of the renouncing of God and partnering with the Devil, witches were deserving of death due to the crimes she committed because they were of the worst and most dreadful type of sin.
             Descriptions of the witch meetings are very scarce in Germanic literature of the Medieval Age. Grimm however makes a parallel to the Scandinavian trolla-ping and the night-woman of Germany. These women meet at night, often times with elves and pagan followers, and gathering around in a circle conjure up various types of magic. They range from creating storms
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