Devil Boruta

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Boruta in the cellars of the King's Łęczyca Castle

Devil Boruta (Polish: Diabeł Boruta) is a fictional character from Polish mythology, folklore and literature, associated with the Polish town of Łęczyca.

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. 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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