The Black Dog at Lekvad Bridge

Västergötland · Sweden · Site of legend

At Lekvad Bridge in Berghem, those who drove by night always met a great black dog in the dark.

Around Surteby many beliefs about the devil gathered, here called Skam, Old Erik or the one with horns on his knees. An old woman tricked a newlywed couple into turning on each other and earned shoes for it, yet the devil dared not come near her and set the shoes on a long drying-pole. And at Lekvad Bridge in Berghem, those who drove at night were said always to encounter a great black dog.

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Where is The Black Dog at Lekvad Bridge located?

The Black Dog at Lekvad Bridge is in Västergötland, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.