Haunted Places in Hordaland (20)

Explore 20 haunted places in Hordaland. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• ⛪ The Sand Rope in Vangs Church Tower, Bruvik Hordaland The devil could neither twist rope from sand nor catch a loosed wind – and so he was bound once more.
• ⛪ Mrs. Heggelund and the Sand Rope, Etne Hordaland While the priest preached, his wife read the devil loose – and he sensed it and had to hurry home.
• ⛪ The Priest Rørdam and the Sand Rope at Odda, Hardanger Hordaland The servant read the devil loose – and the priest's sand rope, made by the servant's hand, is said to lie in the fjord still.
• 👻 The Stone-Roller and the Ring in the Ground, Hosanger Hordaland A servant read the devil loose and set him rolling stones – until the master conjured him down through a ring.
• 👻 Merchant Blauw and the Peas on the Floor, Hosanger Hordaland A customer read the devil loose in the office – and had to keep him busy with peas until the merchant returned.
• 👻 The Cairn at Ringøy, Kinsarvik Hordaland An ignorant man read the devil loose by accident – but a cairn to break held him long enough to be bound.
• ⛪ The Man from Ringøy Who Sensed Trouble in Church, Kinsarvik Hordaland Mid-sermon he felt all was wrong at home – for the children had been fingering his black book.
• ⛪ The Priest Who Preached the Devil Loose, Odda Hordaland A learned black-book priest happened to preach the very text that frees the devil – who came rushing into the church.
• 👻 The Black Book at Hjeltnes Hordaland In the middle of the service, the farmer felt that all was not right at home.
• 👻 The Devil in the Card Game (Bruvik) Hordaland A stranger joined the card game in Bruvik, the cards went missing — and a horse's foot showed under the table. Priest Grøgård had to conjure him out.
• 👻 The Black Dog of Simadalen (Eidfjord) Hordaland At a drinking-and-card party in Simadalen a player dropped a card — and found a black dog under the table holding it between its forepaws.
• 👻 The Cow That Was the Evil One (Eksingedal) Hordaland A din from the byre broke up the card game in the hayloft. The men led a loose cow back and forth — until it bolted out in flames. It was the Devil.
• 👻 The Evil One in Bukken Who Feared the Cross (Kinsarvik) Hordaland In Bukken the old one sat under the card table picking up fallen cards — but he dared not touch the clubs, for he feared the cross.
• 👻 The Old One at the Table's End (Odda) Hordaland The Evil One loved cards but hated the clubs. When the deck in the Åse-man's game ran short, the old one himself sat at the table's end — and the man never touched cards again.
• 👻 The Devil at the Card Table in Bukken, Ullensvang Hordaland He could not even bear to see the club suit – and was finally trapped in a painting on a door.
• 👻 The Bride Who Swore by the Evil One, Eksingedal Hordaland She would sooner take the devil than her suitor – and at the wedding a stranger with horse's hooves danced her away.
• ⛪ Petter Dass's Ride to Copenhagen Hordaland Petter Dass forced the devil to carry him to Copenhagen on a Christmas night — and saved the sleeping in church with a sermon that kept them awake.
• 👻 Peder Dass in the Glass Barrel to Sweden Hordaland Peder Dass had the devil carry him to Sweden in a glass barrel — and met the peril over the sea with only: "Higher up and faster ahead, you Satan!"
• 👻 The Hardanger Man and the Rower at Tingvik, Kinsarvik Hordaland Fearing he'd miss Christmas, a man accepted a stranger's help – whose boat flew and whose steps struck sparks.
• 👻 The Rower Who Took a Barrel of Ale, Ullensvang Hordaland Two men fought the current on Christmas Eve – until a stranger rowed them home for a single barrel of ale.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Hordaland?

Haunted Places lists 20 haunted locations in Hordaland, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Hordaland?

Among the most notable in Hordaland: The Sand Rope in Vangs Church Tower, Bruvik, Mrs. Heggelund and the Sand Rope, Etne and The Priest Rørdam and the Sand Rope at Odda, Hardanger.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Hordaland?

Most haunted places in Hordaland are public sites you can visit; a few are hotels or inns where you can stay overnight.

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