Witch’s Flight is a motif in European folklore describing witches traveling to the sabbath on supernatural mounts, such as goats, black sheep, or demons. For other excursions, witches are commonly said to ride on broomsticks. This imagery appears in legal records, trial accounts, and popular iconography from the Middle Ages onward, reflecting anxieties about witchcraft and nocturnal gatherings.
Witch’s Flight
Creature Types: Witch
Mythological/Cultural Origins: European
Roles/Functions in Lore: Ritual Participant, Traveler
Literary Sources/Traditions: Folklore, Witch Trial Records
Historical/Legendary Time Periods: Early Modern, Medieval
Attributes/Powers: Flight, Transformation
Alignments/Moral Standings: Ambiguous
