Tag: Christenze Kruckow
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After Anne Bille’s 15 babies died, she blamed Christenze Kruckow, saying, “You, ’tis you, you are a witch.” (Ravn, p. 11) Anne also blamed Ousse Lauritzens, a domestic helper, for the deaths. Anne said, “No, Ousse, it is something evil, it can only be Satan. But someone has allowed Satan inside me, to enter my…
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Christenze fashioned her wax child from wax and carried her under her right arm. The doll said, “I was borne by my mistress for forty weeks under her right armas if I was a proper child, and my wax was softened by her warmth.” (Ravn, p. 3) The doll said Christenze took her to the…
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026, will feature letter R, for Ravn The Wax Child by Olga Ravn uses a concept which is not new. Literature was written on dolls (Chucky, Annabelle) and all manner of toys (The Toy Story) which have come alive. Who is the Wax Child? A woman named Christenze Kruckow made the wax…