The Maid in the Barn and the Voice, Torp

Dalsland · Sweden · Site of legend

"Kiss the child first", and she could not carry out the evil command.

In Torp in Dalsland it is told of a maid with child who was ordered by a black stranger to kill her newborn. She went into a barn and gave birth, but as she made to smother the child she heard a voice tell her to kiss it first. After the kiss she had no strength to commit the deed.

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Where is The Maid in the Barn and the Voice, Torp located?

The Maid in the Barn and the Voice, Torp is in Dalsland, Sweden.

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