Master Søren and the Shadow, Mandal

Vest-Agder · Norway · Site of legend

Drawn by lot for the Evil One at Wittenberg, he let the Devil take his shadow instead.

Across Lister and Mandal the wise Master Søren, the Bjelland priest, was widely told of, said to have learned black arts at the school in Wittenberg. There one student was drawn by lot for the Evil One, and the lot fell on him. When the Devil came on a sunny day, Søren pointed behind and said, take the one who follows. The Devil took his shadow, and Søren had none thereafter.

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Where is Master Søren and the Shadow, Mandal located?

Master Søren and the Shadow, Mandal is in Vest-Agder, Norway.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.