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511: 570:, the scribe was a monk who broke his monastic vows and was sentenced to be walled up alive. In order to avoid this harsh penalty he promised to create in one night a book to glorify the monastery forever, including all human knowledge. Near midnight, he became sure that he could not complete this task alone so he made a special prayer, not addressed to God but to the fallen angel Lucifer, asking him to help him finish the book in exchange for his soul. The devil completed the manuscript and the monk added the devil's picture out of gratitude for his aid. 153: 1346: 339:, an indelible mark where the marked person had been touched by the devil to seal the pact. The mark could be used as a proof to determine that the pact was made. It was also believed that on the spot where the mark was left, the marked person could feel no pain. A written pact consists in the same forms of attracting the demon, but includes a written act, usually signed with the conjurer's 54: 277: 1334: 500: 554:
with having made pacts with the devil and managing by various tricks to get the better of the deal. For example, in one famous story, Sæmundur made a pact with the devil that the devil should bring him home to Iceland from Europe on the back of a seal. Sæmundur escaped a diabolical end when, on
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as the trial proceedings were taking place but later promised that he would renounce his compact with Satan and vow to lead the life of a Christian. The next morning, he confessed that the devil came to him in his cell dressed all in black and holding a white wand, demanding Fian continue his
613:(1590–1634), a 17th-century French priest, who was tried and burned at the stake for witchcraft. One of the documents presented at his trial was a diabolical pact he supposedly signed, which also bears what are supposed to be the seals of several demons, including that of Satan himself. 393:, there is a specific month, day of the week, and hour to call each demon, so the invocation for a pact has to be done at the right time. Also, as each demon has a specific function, a certain demon is invoked depending on what the conjurer is going to ask. 606:
The devil afterwards broke the white wand, and immediately vanished from his sight. He then was given a chance to lead the life he promised but the same night he stole a key to his cell and escaped. He was eventually captured and tortured until his
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The term "a deal with the Devil" (or "Faustian bargain") is also used metaphorically to condemn a person or persons perceived as having cooperated with an evil person or organization. An example of this is the Nazi-Jewish negotiations during
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These acts present themselves as diabolical pacts, though there is not always certainty of an actor's authentic sanity. Usually the acts included strange characters that were said to be the signature of a demon, and each one had his own
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to attract the demon; once the conjure thinks the demon is present, they ask for the wanted favour and offer their soul in exchange, and no evidence is left of the pact. But according to some
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as their master, in exchange for nothing. The bargain is a dangerous one, as the price of the fiend's service is the wagerer's soul. For most religions, the tale may have a bad end, with
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It is usually thought that individuals who make a pact also promise to demons that they will kill children or consecrate them to the devil at the moment of birth (many
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Representative examples of the Latin tradition were analysed by Moshe Lazar, "Theophilus: Servant of Two Masters. The Pre-Faustian Theme of Despair and Revolt" in
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was accused of negotiating with the Nazis to save a select few at the expense of the many. The term has been mis-used in reference to Kastner's act.
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Notable supposed deals with the devil were struck between the 15th and 18th centuries. The motif lives on among musicians until the 20th century:
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for a narrative poem that elaborates Theophilus' essential goodness and internalizes the seduction of good and evil, in which the devil is
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for the foolhardy venturer. Conversely, it may have a comic twist, in which a wily peasant outwits the devil, characteristically on a
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faithful service, according to his first oath and promise that he made. Fian testified that he renounced Satan to his face saying
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discusses several alleged instances of pacts with the Devil, especially concerning women. It was considered that all
104: 590: 487: 1228: 707:, Infernus founded the band "fter making a pact with the Devil in 1992". Infernus is also on record (including in 787: 361: 671:(27 October 1782–27 May 1840), an Italian violinist who may not have started the rumor but played along with it. 86: 1419: 766: 630: 455: 152: 1362: 846:
Stith Thompson, Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, 2nd ed. (Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1955–58), vol. 5, pp. 39-40.
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for diabolical favours, which vary by the tale, but tend to include youth, knowledge, wealth, fame and power.
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by the devil, in which he is promised worldly riches and glory in exchange for serving the devil rather than
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The Uses of Demonic Folk Tradition in Selma Lagerlöf's "Gösta Berlings saga" by Larry W. Danielson
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It was also believed that some people made this type of pact just as a sign of recognising the
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claims he sold his soul to the Devil. According to the official website for Infernus' band
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instead of blood and others suggested the use of animal blood instead of human blood).
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A number of famous works refer to pacts with the devil, from the numerous European
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GĂ­sli SigurĂ°sson, 'Icelandic National Identity: From Romanticism to Tourism', in
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An extensive legend of a supposed devilish pact was focused on the character of
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The pact can be either oral or written. An oral pact may be made by means of
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were accused of this, due to the number of children who died at birth in the
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and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar.
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Engraving of Faust's pact with Mephisto, by Adolf Gnauth (circa 1840)
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Le miracle de Théophile: ou comment Théophile vint à la pénitence
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The Sources of the Faust Tradition: From Simon Magus to Lessing
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Pope Sylvester II and the devil in an illustration of c. 1460.
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was inspired by the devil's appearance before him in a dream.
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number M210 and "Man sells soul to devil" motif number M211.
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had made a pact with one of the demons, usually Satan.
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Palmer, Phillip Mason; More, Robert Pattison (1936).
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Fictional characters who have made pacts with devils
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with demons, and sometimes engender children from a
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Pact between a person and the Devil or another demon
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