The Dark Merchant of Gläborg

Bohuslän · Sweden · Site of legend

A fine stranger paid cash for all the grain in Gläborg. Then the maid revealed what he had been hiding.

At Gläborg in Håby, a well-dressed, swarthy gentleman is said to have once bought up all of farmer August's grain, paying generously on the spot. August counted his money with delight, but a servant girl had noticed horns at the stranger's knees as he climbed the stairs. When August opened the drawer, not a single coin remained. People believed the buyer had been the Devil himself.

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Where is The Dark Merchant of Gläborg located?

The Dark Merchant of Gläborg is in Bohuslän, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.