The Pact with the Devil, Ekeskog

Västergötland · Sverige · Site of legend

In Ekeskog the legend recalls one who signed himself to the devil for riches – and the price that followed.

From Ekeskog parish in Västergötland comes a legend of a pact with the devil. The full text has not yet been transcribed, but the tale belongs to the motif in which a person signs a contract with the Evil One, often in their own blood, for riches or favours, and must then pay a terrible price. The place keeps the memory of this cautionary folk legend.

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The Pact with the Devil, Ekeskog ligger i Västergötland, Sverige.