The Beggar and the Alder Log in Strömfors

Nyland · Finland · Site of legend

By the road a stranger was carving a child from a log - the beggar knew what was coming.

In Strömfors it is told that a beggar met a stranger carving a child from an alder log, meaning to swap it for a newborn in the village. The beggar hurried there, got leave to stay in the bathhouse where a drunken woman was to give birth, and at the right moment spoke a blessing. At that the dark one hurled his wooden child against the wall and never got the real one.

FAQ

Where is The Beggar and the Alder Log in Strömfors located?

The Beggar and the Alder Log in Strömfors is in Nyland, Finland.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.