The Grey Figure Around the Builder at Sandseryd

Småland · Sweden · Site of legend

A drunken builder was forever shadowed by a little grey figure, sometimes seen and sometimes not — and in the end he hanged himself.

At Sandseryd it is told of a builder named Pettersson, owner of a mill, who led a wild life of drink and quarrels. A little grey figure forever followed him, which many had seen but which was sometimes invisible. People believed it was the devil himself, though it likely was not. The builder did not grow old — he hanged himself.

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Where is The Grey Figure Around the Builder at Sandseryd located?

The Grey Figure Around the Builder at Sandseryd is in Småland, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.