The Beggar Boy at the Manor of Vörå

Österbotten · Finland · Site of legend

A gentleman had pledged himself to the devil, but an unwanted boy answered right and turned all to fortune.

In Vörå a wealthy gentleman had promised himself to the dark one and waited on the appointed night for the questions that would decide his fate. A beggar boy who refused to be driven off heard the devil arrive and answered each question in the gentleman's place. The dark one departed in fury, and the childless man made the boy rich and named him his heir.

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Where is The Beggar Boy at the Manor of Vörå located?

The Beggar Boy at the Manor of Vörå is in Österbotten, Finland.

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