There, she could keep a watchful eye on Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An early woodcut of Elly Kedward's banishment from Blair. This seems to fit the depiction given in an early woodcut of Elly's banishment, which depicts her as elderly and wearing a cloak. She was later known infamously as the Blair Witch. Blair Witch Wikia is a FANDOM Movies Community.

1729), later known as Elly Kedward, was a half-blood witch who grew up to become quite powerful in the dark arts. Elly Kedward. [3] Mary also noted that the witch wore a wool shaw over her. Elly has never physically appeared in the franchise. Fearing a curse, the townspeople fled Blair and vowed never to utter the name Elly Kedward again. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Different reports state that the town dragged her into the woods, tied her to a tree and left her for dead. Despite the sightings and mysterious disappearances reported in the past, the "Blair Witch" soon became little more than an urban legend. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Blair Witch is a FANDOM Movies Community.

Elly Kedward, born Eilis Abaigeal Kedward, was an Irish immigrant from Glengariff, Ireland who settled in Blair, Maryland. Elís Abaigeal Kedward (b.

After her escape from Azkaban in 1768, she stole a wand, along with numerous other supplies, and made a six month voyage aboard a sailing vessel to the New World. Random. #blair #burkittsville #horror #witch Some details of her past were changed, however, to fit the author's new narrative: for instance, Elly settled in Massachusetts rather than in Blair, Maryland. [3], In 1994, when Mary Brown related her sighting of the witch to Heather Donahue, she described Elly as a dark-haired, half-human, half-animal beast. Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In order to understand the witch, one must first understand who she was. When he too died during the Great Frost, and she found herself again an orphan, she was subjected to horrendous treatment, first by the Muggles who imprisoned her at Baconsthore Asylum, and later by the wizarding community when they imprisoned her in Azkaban. In February 1785, several children accused her of luring them into her home to draw blood from them. She arrived in the summer of the following year and made her home at the base of Mount Greylock in what would eventually become the state of Massachusetts.

1729), later known as Elly Kedward, was a half-blood witch who grew up to become quite powerful in the dark arts. Following her banishment from Blair, Elly faded away into local superstition and mythology. Ilvermorny Wikia is a FANDOM Books Community.

Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock, Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale, https://blair-witch.fandom.com/wiki/Elly_Kedward?oldid=353. She was later known infamously as the Blair Witch. "Legend says that there's been a curse on these woods…" ―Unknown. She was found guilty of witchcraft, banished from the village during a particularly harsh winter, and presumed dead. They dipped their hands in her blood and press handprints into her flesh before untying her and hanging her from the very same tree. [4], A ghostly photograph supposedly depicting Elly shows her as a young woman with dark hair and wearing a white gown.[3]. Elís Abaigeal Kedward (b. According to Rustin Parr, she takes the appearance of an "old woman ghost." Though he never saw her face, she appeared to him in a long, dark hooded cloak. Elly Kedward and her identity as the "Blair Witch" were somewhat inspired by the real-life legend of the Bell Witch haunting.