Coven or covan was originally a late medieval Scots word (c1500) meaning a gathering of any kind, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It derives from the Latin root word convenire meaning to come together or to gather, which also gave rise to the English word convene.
The first recorded use of it being applied to witches comes much later, from 1662 in the witch-trial of Isobel Gowdie, which describes a coven of 13 members.
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A Witchcraft Coven - A coven that practices and teaches the old arts of witchcraft.
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Covenant of the Meadow - Homepage of the Covenant of the Meadow, an English Witchcraft family tradition.
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Dark Witches of Dragonwood Coven - Enter into the Mysteries of Dragonwood Cove. The Old Way lives here (witchcraft,magic(k),ancient study).
Lunar Stone Circle - A British Hereditary Coven that practices in Northwestern Ohio.
SilverLight Coven - A coven of traditional witches, SilverLight is based in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
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The Hagstone Coven - A working coven offering a distance learning course as an introduction to Old Craft.
Meta Description: [ Hagstone is a traditional witchcraft coven. This site will tell you of our history and how to apply for our 13 moons course ]
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