The Card-Players of Ärtemark Who Prayed to God

Dalsland · Sweden · Site of legend

The stranger at the card table always won — until the young men spotted horns on his knees and brow, and fell to prayer.

At Ärtemark it is told of some young men playing cards one Sunday morning. A stranger joined them and won constantly, for he was a master of the game. After a while they saw he had horns on his knees and on his forehead. Pale as death with terror, they began to pray to God, and at that the man withdrew. After that they never played cards again.

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Where is The Card-Players of Ärtemark Who Prayed to God located?

The Card-Players of Ärtemark Who Prayed to God is in Dalsland, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.