The Shoemaker and the Little Devils, Skållerud

Dalsland · Sweden · Site of legend

Through the keyhole the servant saw a room full of little black devils stitching shoes.

In Skållerud a priest is said to have hired a shoemaker who came only the day before Christmas Eve and asked to work alone at night. The priest's servant peeked through the keyhole and saw the room full of little black devils sewing and pegging. When one of them flicked the awl, the servant lost the sight of an eye. By morning all the shoes were done.

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Where is The Shoemaker and the Little Devils, Skållerud located?

The Shoemaker and the Little Devils, Skållerud is in Dalsland, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.