According to legend, whilst travelling with a servant to an outlying part of the abbey's estates, Adam was plagued by the Devil. First of all the Devil appeared as a tree white with frost, and then rushed towards the abbot incredibly fast. The abbot, however, merely made the sign of the cross and the tree disappeared. Realising that he had been attacked by the Devil, the priest called on the Virgin Mary to protect him. Nevertheless, the Devil reappeared, this time in the guise of a ferocious black knight, but was again driven off. Appearing a third time, as a tall man with a long, thin neck, Adam this time struck him with his fist, whereupon the figure changed into a little cloaked monk with a sword and glittering eyes under his cowl. He tried to strike Adam, but was again met with the sig