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witch's ladder
A witch's ladder (also known ''as rope and feathers'', witches' ladder, witches ladder, or witch ladder) is a practice, in folk magic or witchcraft that is made from knotted cord or hair, that normally constitutes a spell. Charms are knotted or braided with specific magical intention into the cords. The number of knots and nature of charms varies with the intended effect (or "spell").
==The Wellington Witch Ladder==
The first recorded witch ladder found was in an old house in Wellington, Somerset which was demolished in 1878.〔Wingfield, Chris (2010) ("A case re-opened: the science and folklore of a 'Witch's Ladder'" ), ''Journal of Material Culture'', 15(3)302-322.〕 Six brooms, an old armchair and a ‘rope with feathers woven into it’ were found in the space that separated the roof from the upper room and was inaccessible from the interior of the house. The brooms had handles so decayed they snapped under pressure, but these had been replaced so they could be used. The chair and rope were stored in a ware- house. Due to the investigations of local antiquarians, (Abraham Colles & E.B. Tylor) the find was published in the ''Folk-Lore Journal''.〔Colles, A. A Witch's Ladder" ''Folk-Lore Journal''. Vol 5, No 1 (1887), pp 1–5〕 This article detailed the responses to local enquiries, but was followed by a number of letters to the journal which expressed a range of opinions as to the function of the rope.〔Leland, C. "The Witches' Ladder" ''The Folk-Lore Journal''. Volume 5.〕〔Frazer, J. "A Witch's Ladder" ''The Folk-Lore Journal''. Volume 5.〕〔Daniel, E.; Tylor, E. B. "Notes and Queries (December)" ''The_Folk-Lore_Journal''. Volume 5.〕
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