The Man of Sundsholm Who Pledged Himself, Breared

Halland · Sweden · Site of legend

His wife's pregnancy kept the Devil at bay until a priest read him free.

In Breared a gentleman of Sundsholm is said to have pledged himself to the Devil for a set number of years. When the time was up the Devil came to fetch him, but his wife was with child, and as long as she held him the Devil had no power. At last a priest from Femsjö came and read him free.

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Where is The Man of Sundsholm Who Pledged Himself, Breared located?

The Man of Sundsholm Who Pledged Himself, Breared is in Halland, Sweden.

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