In the early 13th century a monk transcribed all of the world's knowledge in one giant book in order to save his own life. The catch? He did it in one night... with the help of the Devil himself.
The book became known as the Devil's Bible, famous for have the first portrait of the devil. Since then it's said a curse follows it wherever it goes.
Listen to the full story from its creation to where it is today on this episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!
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Sources
https://bookriot.com/10-things-know-devils-bible/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/codex-gigas-the-devil-s-bible
https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2008/12/17/devils-bible-darkest-secrets-explained/
https://archive.org/details/CodexGigasDevils.Bible/page/n29/mode/2up
https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas.html
https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas.html#The%20Castle%E2%80%99s%20burning!
https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas/appearance-of-the-codex-gigas.html
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https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas/history-of-the-codex-gigas/legends-and-anecdotes.html
