The Devil's Shoe
by Randi Grace Nilsberg
Title
The Devil's Shoe
Artist
Randi Grace Nilsberg
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Saint Dunstan, the Devil and the Horseshoe
Saint Dunstan (924-988) was a brilliant blacksmith. On one occasion the Devil corned Saint Dunstan and made him promise to nail a horseshoe on the Devil’s horse. Saint Dunstan pretended to agree on taking on this task. The devil stood close by to make sure Saint Dunstan was true to his word.
Saint Dunstan then suddenly grabbed hold of the Devil’s foot and with strong determination nailed the horseshoe on the foot of the Devil instead of his horse. The devil screamed as the pain was horrific. The Devil in extreme agony begged Saint Dunstan to remove the horseshoe.
Saint Dunstan agreed to remove the horseshoe from the Devil’s foot under one condition; the devil was to swear never to enter any house that had a horseshoe hanging by the door. The Devil agreed instantly.
That is why the horseshoe forever more will keep evil out of the home, according to this old legend.
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Comments (3)
Yuri Lev
Love the story; love the picture even more because of the story. F/L
Randi Grace Nilsberg replied:
Thank you, Yuri! That's very kind! A good story often makes you look at an image with new eyes.
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