The Fiddler Who Collapsed, Stavnäs

Värmland · Sweden · Site of legend

At midnight the fiddler saw a great black dog dancing among the couples — he stopped playing, struck his fiddle to the floor, and pointed at the door.

At a dance gathering in a hall in Stavnäs, the Evil One is said to have appeared around midnight. The fiddler caught sight of a great black dog dancing among the couples, and in terror he stopped playing and collapsed. When the dancers asked what was wrong, he gave no answer, but struck his fiddle to the floor and pointed at the door. Only some time later did he tell what he had seen, and after that day many gave up dancing.

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The Fiddler Who Collapsed, Stavnäs is in Värmland, Sweden.