▁famous ▁cases ▁where ▁marine ▁cat ast roph es ▁were ▁bl amed ▁on ▁sor c ery ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁w itch ▁tri als ▁in ▁Den mark . ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 6 , ▁several ▁Dan ish ▁ships ▁s unk ▁in ▁a ▁storm ▁outside ▁Got land ; ▁women ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁were ▁bl amed ▁for ▁causing ▁the ▁storm ▁to ▁keep ▁some ▁goods ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁placed ▁in ▁their ▁care ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁capt ains ▁of ▁the ▁sun ken ▁ships , ▁and ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁bur nt . ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 9 , ▁women ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁were ▁bl amed ▁for ▁causing ▁the ▁fleet ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁Anne ▁of ▁Den mark ▁to ▁her ▁wed ding ▁with ▁King ▁James ▁VI ▁of ▁Scotland ▁to ▁turn ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁Norway ▁by ▁making ▁a ▁storm . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁w itch ▁tri als ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁after ▁Kar en ▁Gro tt es ▁and ▁Bod il ▁Laur itzen , ▁who ▁were ▁bur nt ▁in ▁Ste ge ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 5 3 0 , ▁the ▁" w ives ▁of ▁Lars ▁K yll ing ▁and ▁J ør gen ▁O ls en " ▁were ▁burn ed ▁on ▁Born holm , ▁but ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁( 1 5 2 5 – 7 5 ) ▁ruled ▁by ▁Lü beck . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Anna ▁K old ings ▁ ▁Anne ▁P alles ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Hans ▁An ck ar st j erna : ▁