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The legend of Devil's Bridge

I have downloaded a scientific article bout the legend of Devil Brifge at Google Scholar.

You can read the article by DR. Carme Oriol from the university Rovira i Virgili Here.

There are twenty seven versions in Catalonia of the topic of the Devilbuilding a brige in one night in exchange for a soul of a victim.

Summary of the legend

The theme of the Devil's offer to build a bridge in one night in exchange for the soul is the basis of the story. In the Catalan linguistic and cultural area, the subject is present in at least twenty-seven versions of the oral tradition.

The narrative has a tragic tone, like many legends, and has an exemplary character. The story warns us about the dangers of having relationships with the Devil.

Legend summary of the Martorell's legend:

They say that the people of Martorell and those on the other side had wanted to build a bridge over the river to get from one village to another, but they never could; and one day the Devil appeared and said he promised to do so if they would give him the soul of the first to cross it.

They said yes; and in one night the demons built the bridge, which is still there. The next morning they caught a cat, with some rubbish tied to its tail to scare it away, and the cat crossed it; and the Devil had to settle for that soul. How they hadn't said if it had to be a beast or a person!

Devil's Bridge in Europe

Inside and outside Europe this theme is widespread in the tradition of many countries around the world.

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Drawin from an German traditional tale
Image from an Italian traditional tale
Image from an Poland traditional tale
Image from an Russan traditional tale
Image from an Bulgarian traditional tale
Image from an Turkish traditional tale
Image from an Czech traditional tale
Image from an Greek traditional tale
Image from an Italian traditional tale
Image from an English traditional tale

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