629 years ago today, perhaps. According to popular legend the Wolf of Badenoch, Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan, died at Ruthven Castle after playing chess with the Devil on 24 July 1394. He was also known as the Celtic Atilla. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/s/alexanderstewartbuchan.html

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