Hulten in the Churchyard of Södra Fågelås

Västergötland · Sweden · Cemetery

To learn music from a dead man, Hulten crossed the churchyard naked four Thursdays — until his teacher demanded his blood.

In Södra Fågelås it was told that a man named Hulten wished to learn to play music from a dead man. According to the legend he crossed the churchyard naked four Thursdays in a row. On the fourth evening he met the one who would teach him, but when the teacher asked Hulten to cut his little finger and give his blood, Hulten grew afraid and fled. He understood that he had been facing the Cruel One himself.

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Where is Hulten in the Churchyard of Södra Fågelås located?

Hulten in the Churchyard of Södra Fågelås is in Västergötland, Sweden.

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