Haunted Places in Telemark (10)

Explore 10 haunted places in Telemark. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• ⛪ Heddal Stave Church, Notodden Telemark The stranger would build the church in three days. The price was the sun, the moon – or his name. On the third day Raud heard singing inside the hill.
• 👻 Lake Seljord and the serpent Selma Telemark As early as 1750 the serpent is said to have reared up mid-lake and set upon Gunleik Andersson Verpe in his rowing boat. Over five hundred have seen it since.
• 👻 Parson Storm and Lake Vågå Telemark The priest drove the fiend out the window so hard that the lakebed lay bare in his wake.
• 👻 The Servant Boy at Nes Church, Saudherad Telemark He was forbidden to look in the book, but weary by the roadside, he did anyway.
• 👻 The Black Man Who Put Out the Light (Bø) Telemark In the midst of a card game in Bø a tall black man came in and put out the light. Neither priest nor bishop could easily master him.
• 👻 Old Eirik at the Card Table in Fjærestrond, Seljord Telemark A stranger with claws hooked round the table leg mocked the priest's sins – until a wiser priest forced him out through a needle hole.
• 👻 Priest Zetlitz and the Black Book, Bø Telemark He conjured Old Erik to hold a broken carriage wheel together – and whipped on until the sand flew.
• 👻 Priest Jæger on the Skafså Slope, Mo Telemark The devil tore away the sledge runner on the steep slope – and was forced to serve as the runner all the way down.
• 👻 Gunnleik's Ride at Ørvella, Hjartdal Telemark A foul-mouthed man accepted a lift from a stranger with a black horse – then saw sparks fly from its hooves.
• ⚰️ Hallvor Stubb and the Churchyard Ride, Seljord Telemark A stranger paused at the church, walked to the suicides' corner of the graveyard – then drove off like an arrow.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Telemark?

Haunted Places lists 10 haunted locations in Telemark, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Telemark?

Among the most notable in Telemark: Heddal Stave Church, Notodden, Lake Seljord and the serpent Selma and Parson Storm and Lake Vågå.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Telemark?

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

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