The Old Man Who Swore Himself Away, Mulseryd

Småland · Sweden · Site of legend

The priest fended off the devil's burning wagon – but a single curse broke the protection in that instant.

An old man in Mulseryd parish made a pact with the devil to grow rich, in return for being taken alive after a set number of years. When the time came, the devil arrived in a burning wagon drawn by two black horses, but the priest read and prayed so that the Evil One had no power. Yet the old man, who had always cursed, happened to swear – and in that instant the devil snatched him right under the priest's nose and vanished forever.

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The Old Man Who Swore Himself Away, Mulseryd is in Småland, Sweden.