Coven Coven A coven usually refers to a group or gathering of witches. The word "coven" remained largely unused in English until 1921 when Margaret Murray promoted the idea, now discredited, that all witches across Europe met in groups of thirteen which they called "covens". In Wicca and other similar forms of modern neopagan witchcraft, such as Stregheria and Feri, a coven is a gathering or community of witches, much like a in Christian parlance. It is composed of a group of believers who gather together for ceremonies of worship such as Drawing Down the Moon, or celebrating the Sabbats. The
Witches (Discworld) witch, Nanny the village wise woman and Magrat the modern romantic Wiccan. It has been explained in the books that three witches are required for a coven. Two witches get on each other's nerves; the third one can get them to make up, so they can all get on the nerves of everyone else. If a coven has more than three members, they "all" get on each other's nerves. (It is also mentioned that the true collective noun for a group of witches is not "coven", but "argument".) Magrat Garlick (pronounced "Magg-rat") is the daughter of Simplicity Garlick, granddaughter of