Laiska-Jakob and the Unlaced Shoes
Mellersta Österbotten · Finland · Site of legend
He knew every shoal in the sea - the price was his soul, once fully shod.
In the Karleby region they tell of Laiska-Jakob, who was in pact with a dark power that had shown him every shoal in the sea. The price was that he be taken once fully shod. So he always left one boot-top folded down and never laced his shoe, for as long as he lived.
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Where is Laiska-Jakob and the Unlaced Shoes located?
Laiska-Jakob and the Unlaced Shoes is in Mellersta Österbotten, Finland.
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