The Devil Took the Bride in Leksvik

Nord-Trønderlag · Norway · Site of legend

She swore the devil could have her if she married another – and on her wedding day he kept her word.

A girl in Leksvik who broke off with her betrothed swore that the day she married anyone else, the devil should take her. So it came about that she became engaged to another. On the wedding day a stranger came in and sat at the table, opposing the table grace, and when the dancing began he asked the bride to dance. They had scarcely reached the floor before the doors burst open with a roar and the bride and the stranger were swept out in a cloud of fire and smoke.

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Where is The Devil Took the Bride in Leksvik located?

The Devil Took the Bride in Leksvik is in Nord-Trønderlag, Norway.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.