Horseshoes have long been considered lucky and originally made of iron (Fe). The horseshoe superstition acquired a Christian twist due to a legend surrounding the 10th century Saint Dunstan, who worked as a BLACKSMITH before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury. The legend recounts that one day the Devil walked into Dunstan's shop and asked him to shoe his horse. Dunstan pretended not to recognise him, and agreed to the request; but rather than nailing the shoe to the horse's hoof he nailed it to the Devil's own foot, causing him great pain. Dunstan eventually agreed to remove the shoe, but only after extracting a PROMISE that the Devil would never enter a household with a horseshoe nailed to the door.
