The Card Players and the Devil at Kräklingbo

Gotland · Sweden · Site of legend

The farmhands gambled through the sermon and played on for days – until the winning stranger revealed horns on his knees and a horse's hoof.

At Kräklingbo it was told how some godless farmhands played cards in the gallery while the priest preached, then carried on for several days in a nearby cottage. A stranger joined and won staggering sums, until a dropped card called for candlelight and exposed his horns and horse's hoof. The priest was summoned and at last forced the Evil One out through a tiny hole in the window lead, leaving the players to seek absolution.

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Where is The Card Players and the Devil at Kräklingbo located?

The Card Players and the Devil at Kräklingbo is in Gotland, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.