landowners were to become common, but the information about them are not always preserved. The Põlula witch trials were also significant in the sense that in following Baltic witch trials, poisoning by enchanted food or drink, where the bodies of the victim were said to be invaded by maggots and toads, were to become a common accusation. References Ankarloo, Bengt & Henningsen, Gustav (red.), Skrifter. Bd 13, Häxornas Europa 1400–1700: historiska och antropologiska studier, Nerenius & Santérus, Stockholm, 1987 http://eestinaine.delfi.ee/raamat/noidade-karm-saatus-15-18-sajandi-eestis?id=74918543 Witch trials in Europe 1542 in law 16th century in Estonia 1540s in Europe 1542 in Europe