Devil Boruta
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Devil Boruta (Polish: Diabeł Boruta) is a fictional character from Polish mythology, folklore and literature, associated with the Polish town of Łęczyca.[1]
The character is the transformation of the Slavic demon Boruta in post-Christianization times.
He was usually considered to be a nobleman, and accordingly, he was usually busy with corrupting nobles, leaving other social classes to other devils - like Rokita the devil from the same region, who more often tempted peasants. Tales that do mention his coat of arms overwhelmingly say it's Nowina - albeit, with Polish coat of arms being often shared among a number of unrelated families, this did not lay any shame upon its other users.
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- ^ Barbara Podgórska Adam Podgórski, Wielka Księga Demonów Polskich - leksykon i antologia demonologii ludowej Katowice, 2005, ISBN 83-89375-40-0, pp. 62-63.