The Priest Who Preached the Devil Loose, Odda

Hordaland · Norway · Church

A learned black-book priest happened to preach the very text that frees the devil – who came rushing into the church.

In Odda they tell of a priest skilled in the black book who accidentally preached the very text that frees the devil. The devil came rushing into the church toward the pulpit, and the people leapt up in terror. The priest calmed them, stepped down, dragged the devil to the shore and set him to twist rope from sand while binding him for good. Then he continued his sermon, so powerful that the people lived devoutly as long as the priest lived.

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Where is The Priest Who Preached the Devil Loose, Odda located?

The Priest Who Preached the Devil Loose, Odda is in Hordaland, Norway.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.