The Magpies the Devil Hauled Hay With, Rudskoga

Värmland · Sweden · Site of legend

In high summer the magpies vanished from the district — and returned ragged at the neck, as if something had borne a yoke upon them.

In Rudskoga an old explanation was remembered for a curious phenomenon. During the dog days the magpies seemed to all but disappear from the district, and when they returned they were worn and featherless around the neck. The old folk held it for certain that the Evil One had yoked the birds and hauled hay with them, and that he summoned them to serve him on various errands.

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Where is The Magpies the Devil Hauled Hay With, Rudskoga located?

The Magpies the Devil Hauled Hay With, Rudskoga is in Värmland, Sweden.

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