The Dog Bound for Råddeby, Sätila

Västergötland · Sweden · Site of legend

"Brr, my feet are cold and Råddeby is far," said the black dog with fire in its mouth — that very evening a man was beaten to death there.

In Sätila a woman told that her grandmother had one evening met a black dog whose eyes and mouth glowed with fire. The dog, which was Satan himself, complained that its feet were cold and Råddeby far away. That same evening a man was beaten to death at an auction in Råddeby, and people understood that the Evil One had been on his way there to fetch his soul.

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Where is The Dog Bound for Råddeby, Sätila located?

The Dog Bound for Råddeby, Sätila is in Västergötland, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.