A massive fire breaks out at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. To save the Codex Gigas, staff throw it out of a window. The heavy book lands on a bystander, injuring them, and several pages break loose, some of which are still missing today.
Granted the chance, the monk began writing. By midnight, he realized the task was impossible. The legend states that he fell to his knees and made a pact with Lucifer, offering his soul in exchange for the completion of the book. The Devil agreed, and by morning, the massive tome was finished. Out of gratitude, the monk is said to have included a massive, full-page portrait of the Devil inside the text. What the Paleography Reveals Codex Gigas .pdf
Acquired by the Holy Roman Emperor, King Rudolph II, who was obsessed with occult objects. A massive fire breaks out at the Royal Palace in Stockholm
: A PDF file version is available on Wikimedia Commons for quick viewing. Fast Facts The Codex Gigas | National Library of Sweden Granted the chance, the monk began writing
The Antiquities of the Jews and The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus.