In the middle ages there was a period of witch hunt in Europe, why did it start? Who where the people that hunted them and what motivated them to do so? Wich where the methods to show proof that someone was a witch?

by Davide_Puato

English is not my native language so i am not sure if my questions are clear.
I would like to know more about witch hunts on this period of Europe, specifically the origins and the people that partook on them.

misyo

Can you give a rough time period using dates? The Middle Ages lasted about 1,000 years.