William of Norwich

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William of Norwich

English murder victim

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blood libel
Emergence of the blood libel
…to the burial site of William of Norwich, a young boy who was found dead in 1144 on Holy Saturday. According to Thomas’s hagiographical account of William’s life, the boy was brutally murdered with strange wounds to his head, arms, and torso. The boy’s uncle, a priest, accused local Jews…
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…to the burial site of William of Norwich, a young boy who was found dead in 1144 on Holy Saturday. According to Thomas’s hagiographical account of William’s life, the boy was brutally murdered with strange wounds to his head, arms, and torso. The boy’s uncle, a priest, accused local Jews…
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