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The Martebo lights (in Swedish, "''Marteboljusen''" or "''Marteboljuset''") are " ghost lights" which have been seen since the early 1900s on a road in
The Martebo lights (in Swedish, "''Marteboljusen''" or "''Marteboljuset''") are " ghost lights" which have been seen since the early 1900s on a road in Martebo
Martebo () is a populated area, a ''socken'' (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Martebo District, established on 1January 2016.
Geography
Martebo is the name of ...
on the Swedish island of Gotland
Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the ...
. In Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
, it is believed that the will-o'-the-wisp represents the soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...
of an unbaptized person "trying to lead travelers to water in the hope of being baptized".
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