Saint
Guthlac and the demons
The fen was full of devils.
See it clearly
- What's there
- West-front quatrefoil and ruined nave
- Legend from
- Crowland
- Tone
- Dark
A hermit and his demons.
Guthlac settled on a fen island at Crowland in 699. Demons came and tried to drag him to hell. St Bartholomew appeared and gave him a whip to drive them off. Scenes from his life are carved on the abbey's west front.