The Headless One in Flaka

Åland · Finland · Site of legend

A father sought his vanished son from the sorcerer - and a headless spirit pointed the boy out in the well.

On Eckerö in Åland a crofter in Flaka lost his son and turned to old Michelsgubben in Norrby. Defying a warning, he stayed the night in a barn and saw the sorcerer summon a headless figure, which revealed that the boy had fallen into a well. The spirit refused to harm the praying father, and the boy was found in the well. When the sorcerer died, a dreadful din was heard, as of riders in the attic.

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Where is The Headless One in Flaka located?

The Headless One in Flaka is in Åland, Finland.

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