The Devil Outwitted at Töftedal

Dalsland · Sweden · Site of legend

A thief dressed in an ox-hide to steal a wallet — but a boy thought it was the devil himself and reached for his father's gun.

At Töftedal a man who had lent out a large sum offered his guest refreshments. Later a shaggy figure with horns and a tail crept into the cottage where two children had been left alone and took a wallet from a shelf. The girl believed it was the devil, but the boy seized his father's loaded gun and fired at the creature — which turned out to be a neighbour disguised in an ox-hide.

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Where is The Devil Outwitted at Töftedal located?

The Devil Outwitted at Töftedal is in Dalsland, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.