The Prisoner with Hooves at Kungälv

Bohuslän · Sweden · Site of legend

He couldn't bear steel — so the jailed stranger went meek in irons, then kicked the wall out the moment they came off.

At Ytterby it is told how the devil stole a banknote wallet from the innkeeper of Kungälv. He was caught and clapped in irons, which made him meek, for he cannot abide steel. But when the cuffs were removed in the cell, he kicked the wall out so the bricks flew, and then they saw his cloven hooves and understood who he was.

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Where is The Prisoner with Hooves at Kungälv located?

The Prisoner with Hooves at Kungälv is in Bohuslän, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.