John Masefield) is a play written in 1908 by Norwegian playwright Hans Wiers-Jenssen.
The play is based on an incident from 1590, when Anne Pedersdotter, the widow of priest Absalon Pederssøn Beyer, was accused of witchcraft and burned alive in the city of Bergen.
[1][2] The play gives a picture of the cultural history of the time, but the plot is not based on historical facts.
[2] The title character falls victim of an irresistible desire for her stepson Martin, who is a young theologian.
[1] The opera Anne Pedersdotter with music by Edvard Fliflet Bræin and libretto by Hans Kristiansen (based on Wiers-Jenssen's play) premiered in Oslo in 1971.