Losing the Shadow, Ekshärad

Värmland · Sweden · Sägenplats · Scare 3/5

In Ekshärad they told of one who lost his shadow – a sign of a pact with the Evil One.

From Ekshärad parish in Värmland comes a legend of losing one's shadow. The full text has not yet been transcribed, but the motif belongs to the old folk belief that one who had dealings with the Evil One, or was learned in the black art, might cast no shadow. The place preserves the memory of this notion of the shadow's significance.

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Losing the Shadow, Ekshärad has a scare factor of 3/5 according to Haunted Places’ verified ratings.

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Losing the Shadow, Ekshärad is in Värmland, Sweden.