Swedish fairy tales

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SWEDISH

FAIRY

TALES

BY

HOFBERG;:*'

HERMAN

TRANSLATED

BY

W.

H.

MYERS.

CHICAGO:

BELFORD-CLARKE

1890.

CO,

COPYRIGHT BY

BELFORD,

CLARKE

1888.

"

CO.

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is

known

probably Tradition

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scope,

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PAGE.

3

PREFACE,

AUTHOR'S

......

.

4

PREFACE

TRANSLATOR'S

SKANE.

HORN

LJUNGBY STOMPE

15

PILT,

38

FJELKINGE

GHOST

AT

THE

GIANT

FINN

THE

LORD

THE

MASTER

THE

SURE

THE

31

PIPE

AND

LUND'S

AND

17

CATIIEDUAL,

...

20

ROSENDAL

OF

OF

UGERUP

23

^ .

11

SHOT,

BLEKINGE.

THE

KNIGHT

THE

SWAN

OF

39

ELLENHOLM

35

MAIDEN,

SMALAND.

DAME

SOASAN,

47

EBBE

SKAMELSON,

60

JOHAN

THE

AND

55

MANOR,

KATRINEHOLM

.

45

RUNSKE

KETTIL THE

65

TROLLS

GIANT

THE

LOST

THE

TROLLS

52

PUKE,

........

69

TREASURE OF

42

SKURUGATA,

......

GOTLAND.

.'..,......

THE

BYSE,

THE

SEA

NYMPH,

THE

TEN

FAIRY

77 75 71

SERVANTS,

OLAND.

THE

BRIDGE

OVER

78

KALMARSOUND,

.....

V

CONTENTS.

VI

HALLAND. 84

WOODS

ELSTORP THE

FREEBOOTER'S

THE

PIGMY

THE

YOUNG

89

GUAVE, FOLKARED'S

OF LADY

OF

CLIFF

86 80

HELLERUP

BOHUSLAN.

GLOSHED'S

95

ALTAR

99

HALDE-HAT, KING

AND

RANE

HUDTA,

QUEEN

107

.

97

PRESENT,

THE

BRIDAL

THE

CHILD

PHANTOM,

THE

GIANT

MAIDEN

THE

GOLDEN

105 IN

MOUNTAIN,

BORASEROD

.

.

.91 102

CRADLE,

VESTERGOTLAND.

BISHOP

SVEDBERG

THE

COUNTESS

THE

GIANT

THE

KNIGHTS

AND

TREASURE

THE

TROLLS

117

....

Ill

SKALUNDA OF

THE

DEVIL,

HOJENTORP,

OF OF

THE

109

ALLABERG, IN

IN

113

SABY

CREEK

119 115

RESSLARED,

OSTERGOTLAND. LADY THE THE

BARBRO CAT

OF

BROKIND,

129

NORRHULT

OF

.

TOMTS

THE

TROLL

THE

URKO

126 122

SHOES OF

134

NORTH

WIJ

131

DAL. BURIED

ALIVE

THE

MOUNTAIN

THE

WOOD

140

AND

KITCHEN,

138

SEA

136

NYMPHS,

VERMANLAND. JONAS

SPITS

LADY

RANGELA

SAXE

OF

141 OF

EDSHOLM

143

SAXEHOLM,

THE

HARVESTERS,

THE

POLITE

COAL

145 149

BURNER,

.

147

vi

CONTENTS.

J

NARIKE.

OF

KATE RUGGA

155

YSATTER,

153

BRIDGE,

THE

ELVES'

THE

FIDDLER

THE

ULFGRYT

159

DANCE, THE

AND

162

NYMPH

SEA

.150

STONES, VESTERMANLAND.

BOLSTRE

174

CASTLE

THE

COAL

THE

SNIPE,

TIBBLE

AND

BURNER

169

TROLL

THE

164

SPRING,

KLINTA

AND

CASTLE

166 .

.

.

.

SODERMANLAND. 184

GOLDRING

LAKE

CHANGELINGS

176

THE

LADY

179

THE

TROLL

THE

OF

PINTORP AT

GARDEN

187

STALLSBACKE

UPLAND.

THE

OF

MELKER

HERR

MAN

OLD

OF

VECKHOLM,

189

LOGGA

192

DALARNE. 197

BOLSBJORN THE

IN

LAPP

THE

PLAGUE

THE

TREASURE

THE

WATER

MAGPIE

200

FORM, .203 .

.

SEEKERS,

198 .

194

NYMPH,

GESTRIKLAND.

THE

VATTERS,

.

.

.205

HELSINGLAND. 208

CHURCH

FORSSA

MEDELPAD.

STARKAD

AND

209

BALE

ANGERMANLAND. i

THE

BELL

IN

SJALEVAD,

212

CONTENTS.

viii

HERJEDALEN.

THE

VATT'S

214

STOREHOUSE,

JAMTLAND.

THE

STONE

216

DAL

GRONAN

IN

VESTERBOTTEN.

THE

VOYAGE

A

IN

218

SLED

LAPP

LAPPLAND.

227

KADNIHAK

THE

CUNNING

THE

GIANT'S

THE

LAPP

224

LAPP

221

BRIDE, GENESIS

OR

THE

FIRST

OF

219

MANKIND, .

.

gist PAGE.

AND

BISHOP

SVEDBERG

BOLSTRE

CASTLE

DAME

.

.

,117

.

47 99

HAT, VECKHOLM

IN THE

AND

189

TROLLS,

65

......

141

SPITS,

JONAS

OF

YSATTER,

155

,....,,.

MANOR,

KATRINEHOLM LADY

.

174

MELKER

JOHAN

KATE

DEVIL,

SOASAN,

HALDE" HERR

THE

.

129

......

BALE

AND

STARKAD

.

BROKIND,

OF

BARBRO

.55

209 .

THE

BRIDGE

THE

BELL

THE

CHILD

IN

BURNER

CUNNING

THE

ELVES'

THE

GHOST

OF

THE

GIANT

MAIDEN

THE

GIANT

OF

LAPP,

KNIGHTS LADY

THE

LAPP

IN

THE

LORD

OF

MOUNTAIN

THE

PIGMY

THE

POLITE

THE

SNIPE,

THE

TEN

.

169

...

224

.

FJELKINGE

28

IN

MOUNTAIN,

BORASEROD

.

.91

.

SKALUNDA ALL

113 109

ABERG,

PINTORP,

OF

THE

SWAN

TROLL,

159

OF

THE

THE

lO'i

...

DANCE,

THE

SURE

.

THE

AND

COAL

STONE

"12

PHANTOM,

THE

THE

78

SJALEVAD,

THE

THE

KALMARSOUND

OVER

.

.

FORM,

MAGPIE

179 200

.

20

ROSENDAL, KITCHEN,

...

.

FOLKARED

OF

138 86

CLIFF,

147

BURNER,

COAL

164 IN

GRONAN

216

DAL,

11

SHOT

MAIDEN,

71

SERVANTS,

FAIRY

55

.

...

.122

THE

TOMTS,

THE

TROLL

GARDEN

THE

TROLLS

OF

187

STALLSBACKE,

AT

....

41

SKURUGATA, .134

SHOES,

THE

TROLL

THE

ULFGRYT

THE

VATTERS,

THE

VATT'S

THE

WATER

NYMPH,

THE

YOUNG

LADY

...

.

150

STONES,

.

.205

STOREHOUSE,

...

.

I"4

OF

HELLERUP,

.....

IX

80

It is not

alone

that the romantic *See

also

Skane

in

Bohemia's

characters

Gamraalt

Och

are

Nytt. 11

mountainous found

which

regions form

the

13

SKANE.

immortal

basis of Weber's in

current

are

which

will

we

fictions.

Similar

lands, especiallyin

many

traditions

ours,

of

one

relate.

now

In the artless

of the

fancy

peasantry the

of

means

the acquiringthe power of unerring aim are many, usual most by compact with the Fairies or Wood the compact lasts the possessor, sitWhile ting Nymphs. at his hut door, needs only to wish, and the game of his choice springsinto view, and within range of his Such

never-failing gun. ends

ably compact, however, invari-

a

in the destruction

of the

hunter.

in the a watchman Many years ago there was up Goinge regions,a wild fellow,who, one evening,while drinking with his neighbors, more tipsy and more talkative

the

as

hour and

marksmanship,

offered

trusty gun, he could skill "

they

as

There

had

goes,

give

to

I

such

loudly of that, with

wager

them

before

never as

late,boasted

grew

his his

exhibition

an

of

seen.

speak,"said he,

"

a

on

roe

Hal-

land's Mountains." His

companions laughed

he could

several them "

know

believingthat

him, not

what

was

at transpiring

miles,which

was

the

and

to shoot

in defiant "

Nonsense

"

Come, two

"Done!

cans

of

distance

a

least that

lay between

spot indicated.

the

I will wager

the door

Say

at

you

that I need

him

for

go

no

farther

you," perseveredthe

than

man watch-

tones.

!" said the others. will you

wager

something worth

the while ?

of ale." Two

cans

of

ale, it shall

be."

And

the

SK!NE.

the

themselves

betook

company

13

the

to

yard

in

The

wind

front

of

hut. It

the

was

clouds

In

the

along little

edge

to the

of

watchman

in

A

neighborhood.

farther his gun

threw

side of

a

carelessly

echo laugh was certain mortal, thought they, in such un-

fired.

No

at such

lightand

the

on

fitful

moving rapidly

seen

was

chased

cast

moon

the

over

thicket

a

and

report.

breaks

something

a

The

glade.

his shoulder

to

the

half

the

sky, and

through minutes

few

a

the

over

reflections

evening.

frosty autumn

a

a

derisive

distance,could shoot

a

of his game,

across

deer

flight. The

the

certain

watchman,

glade, followed

event

It would

least,two

at

meant,

be easy

not

doubters, when, upon

hanging pierced through life blood

fast

companions,

to

the

the

picture

the

mouth,

heart

by

coloring his

the

whom

in foam

covered, dishis

and

magnificent stag,

a

deadly bullet,his

the

bed

the

surpriseof

thicket,they

ground, bathed his

from

to

of ale.

cans

arrivingat

the

lying upon tongue

his

by

hastened

of

leaves

autumn

a

brighter hue. What

unseen

Halland's

from

the

were

they The one

They were

now

of

understood

havingto

do.

a

bare

with

It

was

animal

hour?

Such

companions

as

hut.

his two

join him

to

this poor half

watchman's

the

to

received

inclined

brought

in

the

in silence

watchman

seemed

Mountains

thoughts

retired

has

power

what

cans

in

disposingof

sort

evident

ale,but

of

of

a

to them

no

them.

man

that

they the

SKANE.

14

watchman and

was

they

against

in

henceforth

companionship

league

with

guarded with

him

the

Evil

themselves after

dark.

One

himself,

carefully

At

little

a

of

where,

formerly,

It

happened

Who of

out

he

the

hill, with

It is

"

If

I

as

crushed Then

"

of

the

this

cheese

"

from

Are

Not

"

Then

us

the

and to

afraid

?

the "

fight,"

taunt

taunting

cause

Very

"

Go

other

each

asked

to

well, ahead,

the

will

and

I do

as

a

out

new-made

that

so

sand

the

whey

Giant.

Herder.

continued

so

Giant,

ground.

the

you," replied us

it

ments frag-

fine

you

taking

squeezing

fingers

the

of

Herder,

into

you

squeeze

out

Herder,

the

fingers into

water

right," responded

"

Herder.

not

let

for

angry,

give

of

All

first

bag

his you

fist,when

flock.

shrieked

his

squeeze

his

with

will

I

between

will

his

Giant, rushing in his

stone

that

hill.

responded

hill

stone,"

stone," replied

"

"

us

I

the

here

this

stone

between

ran

up

do

know,"

up

way

come

you

the

flint

large

a

will

you

his

continuing "

if

demanded

?"

hill

came

the

him, up

a

Pilt.

Stompe Goatherd

a

the

Goatherd.

the

I,

before

there

discovered

that

day,

goats

comes

giant named

a

one

his

driving

way, "

lived

in

lies

Harad,

Willand's

in

Filkestad,

parish

Mountain,

Baal

from

distance

Pilt.

Stompe

the that

will

we

beget

"

Goatherd,

anger

but

become

let

right

and

anger

the

Giant.

will

fight." and and

I

will I

begin,"

will

said

follow

you,"

said

the

16

SKANE.

"

You

cried "

shall

the

shall

of

to

the

the

is

"

Why

has

"

In

"

"

?

sharp

a

"

the

inquired his

retorted into

arrow

the

the

?"

it feathers that

the

it

Giant, endeavoring

flesh. the

taunt," replied

a

order

Why

shot

bow

from

arrow

answered

flying devil,"

a

his

is that

That

"

hobgoblin,"

nose

Giant.

What

pull

become

from

and

Herder,

u

crooked

a

Giant.

You

body

become

Herder.

Giant.

the

asked

and

fly straight

may

rapidly,"

Herder.

does

Because

it stick

it has

fast ?

so

taken

"

asked

in

root

the

Giant.

body,"

your

was

the

answer. u

u

shot

Have

you

There,

"Aj!

enough

angry "

the

Herder, "

your

I have

No,

Drive

taunting,

Pilt, and Thus

bravery

sprang the and

not

an

into

said

Giant's

taunted

arrow

where

less

your

the

hill

Herder

ingenuity.

the

inquired the

Giant.

Herder,

and

body. Pilt;

"are

you

not

"

yet

goats much

"

Stompe

fight ?

setting your

the

shrieked to

?

another,"

into

arrow

aj!"

such

have

you

another

of

more

was

enough,"

you to

you

his

replied

bowstring.

will.

blows,"

I can't

shrieked

endure

Stompe

again. saved

by

means

of

his

(Slant

In

the

backen of

days long the

"

from

Helgona

one

day

heard,

the

him

Truly

"

:

will tell

you

Christ

build

givo

must

moon

the

plans

if, when

than

of such it is finished,

is;but,

mark

well

tell me,

not

torches

small

yonder

the

addressed

worthy

two

for

other

none

God

can

travel

name,

thus

name

if you

ones

that

"

a

Christ.

who

you,

my

man,

little

my

the

and

sun

to

is

and try, coun-

man's

the

out

the

White

holy

day,

it for

what

me

condition, oh, wise

my

the

side,one

White

the

family

a

into the

to

Helgonabacken,

I will

and

temple,

a

of

giant

Helgona-

Lund,

come

laying

his

at

in

great anxiety

had

was

site and

stood

there

temple,

with

church

a

such

Laurentius,

lived

near

"

man

to build

selecting his

Finn,

holy

a

Saxony,

While

there

by

gone of

consternation, that

OJattodrat

^utuVB

Hills

who

giants

was

and

|pnn

you the

"

heaven's

over

expanse." it is

Now, vital

from

with

kil

architect

where

legend '

church

Wind

contract

Laurentius.

just you

in

Sjailand,

much

the

same

the have

whose

and

giant set

Troll

the

of

that

Nils

the

made

with

in

up

awry." Snare, the

church

in

Of

the

Giant

Finn

Norrland whom

church

it is said,

the

at

entered

by

the

priest Es

St. Olof

cross,

as

Also

where the

concern-ng

the

giant

churches,

when a

be

"Skalle."

Vermland,

and

putting spire

the

our

called

tower with

Again,

Ebern

of is

it is of

should

revealed

Weather," was

designer, as

from

!"

right

"Wind as

fell

that

giant

number

a

the

department

who

point

is called that

Weather

and

lundborg

"

in the

Kinn,

the

set

Troll

relates

where

world

the

it be

with

connected

are

is called

called, "Kinn, the

Should

Trondhjem,

of

Eskellsatter's

giant

*

leg-ends

cathedral

giant of

name

mankind.

Similar

*

in the

the

importance

kept

the

ordered

so

the

said Kalinto

a

holy

18

SKANE.

die,and

must

have

been

could

to have

but anxious his

that may obligations him by compact with the giant. reasonably promise so much

imposed upon

Laurentius

not

the church

built,he offered,instead,

fortune

trusting to

eyes,

all

is freed from

man

discover

to

him

to

the

before the completionof the church. giant'sname giant,satisfied with the bargain,entered at once his work, and with wonderful rapiditythe church to nothing more upward. Soon there remained it than The

to set

day preceding would

this last stone on

in

inevitable

he

that

taking his

that had

made

day

these

gloomy

from

within

and

moon

sun

Beside

remains

now

Finn,

we

to

with

the

pillarstried his wife

that

child

a

giant mother he

clearly son

!"

he

either

eyes." hastened "

cried, set

can

of

the stone

down,

come

"

to

"

the and

the

her

of

cry

help!

your

rage,

pull

During

Laurentius

Finn

all him.

to

father Finn, with

joy,

was

and

in which

song,

ourselves

we

he

"Silent, silent,little

down,

with

It seemed

sorrow.

priestLaurentius'

ground, to

and

of the

a

stood

attractive

so

the voice

with

plete com-

expected

was

heaven

the

longer need

no

Foaming tower

the

Come

"

life

bring your

himself

the church.

that

or

grew

Laurentius

he heard

words:

will

it

lightof

be darkness

endeavoring to quiet it with mine, morning

place

and

hill,and

distinguishedthe

in

at the

world

reflections the

which

lose his eyes, and

last look the

on

deep melancholy.

must

all would

Next

put

upon

the tower.

on

that

be

Ilelgonabacken

now

stone

one

The

Giant

rushed

laying

church child

hold

from

of

down.

joined him.

one

At

the of the

this She.

stant in-

too,

SKANE.

grasped work

a

of

pillar.

would

and

destruction, the

to

stones,

pillar

and

point there

but

of

they

19

just

falling, lie

as

husband

her

help

the

they to-day,

building were

each

both

in

was

turned

embracing

the

tering tot-

to

-a

In lived *

See

the in

beginning Skane

(J. Lundgren's

a

of

the

nobleman, Skanska

Sixteenth

Century

Bille, Lord

Andres

Herrgardar,

Vol.

there

I,

of

SKANE.

Rosendal, who

was

and

it

unusual

put

in

not

was

One

that attracted horse.

castle

made

late to

was

a

inquiringas

to

the

informed

work,

punishment.

was

The

that

dungeons. the

Rosendal. first

object

of such

cause

the

ment, treatcome

well merited

Bille to

begged

must

like

had

servant

this he refused she

was

peasant tethered

woman

young

her, emphatically,that

servant

sufferingonly

now

but liberty,

at

man

and

her

dependents,

visit to

a

her attention

She

Bille

the

disobedient

a

into the

even

his

entering the court-yard almost

Upon

a

that

Bille's intended

day

toward

severe

very

chains, and

21

do, and

to

told

interposein

not

set

his

affairs. "When she

the intended

returned

small, what

to

her

will

carriage,"is

be

her

resolved

and

possiblybe

at

refused

to

coachman

come

People predicted that not

the young

such

in

rest

Bille,after prediction,

no

heartless

and

upon there-

her home

could

man

and

true

came burial,

to

the

his way

prepared

night until all

dreadful

as

his former

to

the

spend

a

in the

about

and

When

was

bed-chamber cock-crow.

quiet in

noise followed

sleepin

room

Halting his white stealthysteps he would

court-yard,with

the

that

castle.

as

if

a

bed

dog

the specter had

team

make would

had

been

chamber, otherwise

such

there

clothes had

gone

he

If the bed

was

Always, upon

morning, the

soiled

the

where

the

every

to Rosendal. night,in spirit,

in

so

to Rosendal.

his grave,

his death

boon

and

to drive more

a

lady,as

a

the fate of the wife?"

she commanded at once,

wife,"said

were

no

such

going found

occupied the on

in this

manner

thing to

the

tossed

bed. for

a

SKANE.

number to

of years,

him

begged this

fellow

to

put the

end

the

stepped

forth.

took

his

to

began

the

heels,

the

reading

the

priest

from the

book

a

ghost

would

where

the

at

him.

and

became

larger

be

frightened.

the

lord once

remained

Avith

had

a

Bille

dead

companion

Steffan

he

not

apparition interrupted

of

ghost

Father

but

by

o'clock, midnight,

12

Steffan's

Father

read

to

the

visits.

accompanied

Kropp's Church, of

and

Steffan,

troublesome

day,

stroke

and

opened

grave

for

out

On

buried.

these

priest, one

priest,set

was

to

stop

applied

estate

Master

Ilasslunda,

a

the

of

owner

new

pious priest in

a

To

the

and

During but

larger,

the

Finally addressed

reading and

the

priest. "

Is that

"It

that

? "

for

received that

I

stole

the

goose

boyhood

my

Bible

I will

with

forehead

send

struck

he

Whereupon the

thief

goose

is,indeed, I," replied the priest,

in

money with

Steffan, the

you,

bought

specter

such

that

it sank

Bible

with

the

Bible,

a

evil

hell,you

to

it is true

and

but

goose,

I

you

the

the

a

"

and

spirit."

blow

a

again

on

into

purgatory.

and and to

reading enforce so

to

that

much

Ilosendal

it

the

was

only

from

came

lost much

upon

of the

because

Unfortunately,

of

potency,

ghost

a

entire

year.

of

Bille's

sation accu-

Bille,the priest'sprayers

accomplished once

truth

and

he

quietude. that

Bille

was

unable

less, Neverthenow

comes

of

parish of Kopinge,

the

In

which,

stream

a

in

known

Ugarp,

owned

was

that

time

of the

one

and

together,

Arild

*

master.

When

vad, and

had

the

guard

sent

was

sent

as

the

old as

be

the

to

made

he

in

died

the

be

of

a

1587, and

with Some

the

Order

of

St. Salvador.

and

in 1587

was

buried

Ugerup,

marched, castle.

in

of

of

others,

to

later

he

Ugerup

Erik

King he

Later of

to Lord

was

Herre-

years

crowning

raised

was

the

in

born

was

school

at

made

was

father, Axel

present

the

court,

he

parochial

he

Kallundsborg

Knight

in

conceived

leg-end,

his

where

manhood,

to

Russian

this

of

through

of

Tyrann

the

said, grown

man

young chief

in

age

he

was

at

Thale, Tage

had

childhood,

a

passed

embassador,

to

may

Solversborg,

had

Kristian

where

borg,

of

Danish

envoy

it

character

son

attained

when

XIV.,

castle

the

in

1528

year

and

yet

was

the

Ugerup,

estate,

other.

each

Arild

When

son,

in

estate

the Nas

On

Ugerup' s

even

for

love

strong

Century the

in Skane.

men

daughter, had,

fair

Thott's up

Alex

Arild,

Herr

Ugerup

wealthy Tage Thott,

the

richest

or

of Denmark.

Ugerup.

distant, dwelt

miles

few

Axel

Senator

by

Ilelga,

of the

seat

Sixteenth

the

of

mansion,IJgerup

the

as

history

of

middle

the

In

early days

in the

family, famous

old

bank

Lake

below

distance

Helga,liesan

into the river

flows

a

short

a

northern

the

on

was

HelsingKopinge)

(now

church. Another from

A

Ostergotland.

who,

in the

the

battle

deeply allow

the

last

order

seeds forests

he

of

pine

to

son

granted

was

read, the

on

to

"

The

fields even

next

of now

seeds

the took

home, to

which on

Karl her

return

and

accounts the 33

estate.

a

visit the

Whereupon

harvest."

existing

aged

Duke make

for

had

the

a

son,

when

and

Sigismund,

The

comes

sown,

were

Solberga,

in

King

country.

to

tree

pine

living

besieged

and

return

the

with

sides

permission

Solberg,

of

nobility,

fly the

absence,

son's

misguided

her

At

had

lost

her

over

lady

the of

of Stangebro

battle was

which

in

legend,

mourned

mother with

to

prayers

visit, at least. his mother

mother sowed

uncommonly

until

"

pine fine

24

SKANE.

embassador in

which

Erik

to

obtained difficulty

and

Denmark.

hastened

each

coronation

his

boyhood's love,

and

her

consent

to

and

that

of

renewed without

her parents

of

placethemselves At

leave

eternal

he

the

hood knightensign of

lovers

Arild

given

was

lovers

Ugerup

the

and fidelity,

where

Copenhagen,

under

taking

the

of Danish

Arild

for

Sweden

distress

flower

The

even

between

out

anxiety and

country, where other

broke

war

arms.

to

prepared.

was

in the

he

With

the call to

their

part

Government,

Ugerup

thereafter

long

heard

Danish

union.

a

Not

took

the

his return

Upon

attentions

to

by

capacity he

XIV.

his

Sweden

to

promised

was

in

soon

in

position

a

place

a

the

navy. In the but

beginning the the tables

soon

Horn

tenson

Danes

turned.

were

defeated

the

belongings. Among who

short years

success,

Gland

Danish

ships,with

Klas and

their

Leibich and

crews

Arild

captured was

before

he

was

honored

an

Kris-

Ugerup, three

visitor and

won

knightlyspurs. The

of Arild

friends

they

would

hand

of Thale

Thott, one

some

carried,a prisoner,to Stockholm, where

was

his

At

the united

flotillas, capturing three

with

met

who

ever

see

him

entertained

his

daughter

their

decline

for

suits.

the attentions this

known

to

daughter the many

not

that

continue,

she must

available

and

and

choose

made a

desirable

the

Tage

that lover after another, decided, finally, must

that

hope

his rivals

again,and

persistentlyrenewed

saw

little

husband

young

from men

of duct con-

his

among

seeking

25

SKANE.

her hand. to

heart, but

this

took

Thale

had

this time

During busied

the union

when

day

a

after

plan

plan

to

his

Ugerup

his

soon

to

his harvest

He

at

that

Thale,

wedded

to

he to

hoAvever,Avould his

from

should

her,

By

but

been

both

to

nizing solem-

remain

long

his crops. Arild

The

promised,

him a

made

he

where

as

not

was

his

journey

and rejoicing

firmly that

speedy

had

end

to

bride

aAvay

the

best

of

the

Tage,

a

change

his

ter daugh-

selected the in

shortlyafterward

were

Thale

Knight

he

Nas,

tion, consterna-

thing as

a

to be

to

demanded

him.

Avhom

his

about

bidding,was

promised

carried

Denmark, Avhere they

Tage, outwitted,

of

to his confinement

Tageand

to

declared

made

strategy, he

gather

listen to such

plans, and Arild

after, there-

transpiredduring his absence,

father's

caused

belong

his rank

long

permitted to

Continuing

not

of

not

cape, es-

cable, impracti-

purpose

to Skane

had

another.

had

the

return

presented himself

wife, as

of

means

use

So,

prison,

ripe.

at her

his arrival

some

since petition,

to

was

long in learningwhat

where

his

hastened

once

his

petition,asking permission

a

and

sow

knightly honor,

as

and

Erik

fixed upon

place.

to make

also to be

King readilygranted on

and

rejected as

parole,for

on

wedding,

in

enough

choice

King.

avail.

Meanwhile,

came.

take

Avas

the

King

to

home

go

a

to him

acquaintance with he sent

made should

without

Arild, languishingin

until it occurred and

Arild

much

very

were

in the effort to find

his brain but

tears no

and

winter

unrelentingfather

the

and

her prayers

Spring succeeded

announcement

for

trouble. secret

to

married.

matter

and

26

SKANE.

the

accepted returned

and

his wife

Ugerup.

to

Arild

Arild

situation, whereupon had

now

time

think

to

about

his

promise to

the

time, keep it King, and how he might,at the same and his wii'e. It would not be separated from now profitto sow seeds that would not mature soon, so the fields that

had

planted with When

Arild

convinced

a

request to

of

less

he affairs,

without to

the

were

King thought

been

gathered,lie

to Stockholm.

come

that

his

made

was

could

ingeniousmethod

corn

Arild

But had

seeds

not

yet

ripened.

Erik

King

to

pine tree.

passed,and

messenger

sprouted,much state

had

devoted

must, by this time, have the

When

been

the seeds of the

the autumn

the harvest sent

heretofore

do

less

no

adopted by

acquaintedwith

Arild

than

breakinghis word, and

the

approve

obtain

to

the

allowed

his freedom the matter

rest.

in shown product of Arild's pine seeds is now a magnificentforest at Ugerup. Many other stories are told in Skane about Arild others, it is related of Ugerup and his wife. Among The

the

former

that

strength,and home

was

a

from

catch hold of, and distance would His

very

off the

ride

arch

pair

with

of the

of iron

lift himself

ground, after

and

marvelous

gateway opening

hooks, which,

Arild Ilelsingborg, horse

which

was

when

wont

to

togethersome

little exercise

he

on.

wife, Thale,

good

endowed

was

in the

that

into the estate

coming

he

and

was,

like her

benevolent,

husband,

likewise

very

very

strong, generous

27

SKANE.

toward

her

estate

gathered

were

husband

her drink

and

heaps of

ale,

green,

she

as

being, of

one

with

on

of

beef, under

ease.

to

could

pork

the

give carry

and

each

arm,

dance,

carried

that

the

she

much

and

load,

which, she

her, of

as

piled

she

bread,

a

people one

of

servants

for

the

at

told

the

green

granted,

course,

is

story when

evening,

mid-summer

one

A

dependents.

with

two

out

food

her

two

up

quested re-

quest re-

great barrels

onto

the

at

During

the

early half

of the best estates

many of

Barkenow,

or

representativeof the Barkenow, daughter

t

of the

in Skane

Seventeenth

belonged to

to correctly,

more

family, Madame of

the 38

renowned

the

Century the family

principal

Margaretta general and

SKANE.

general,Count

governorwife

Colonel

of

A

widow

her

and

energy,

took

conduct

of

gable indomitable, indefati-

an

care never-ceasing

a

herself the

upon

estates,in the

many

manifested

ever

Ascheberg, and

Barkenow.

twenty-nine,she

of

she

which

Yon

Eutger

Kjell Kristofer

at

management

29

for her

numerous

dependents. On

her estates,Madame

journey over

a

Margaretta

evening,to Fjelkinge'sinn, and persistedin which called the was sleepingin a room ghost'sroom." A traveler had, a few years before,sleptin this room, one

came,

"

and

it

as

what

had

become

in the

post,in

the

the

this

those

his who

She

fear chose

the chamber

than was,

choose

such

however,

for her

evening prayers

of

ghost appeared were

quainted ac-

next

quarters for

not

possessed greater courage,

trace

to the

circumstance, traveled

dark, rather

her

After

nightly,and

number.

least the

murdered, at

disappeared,leavingno

night. Margaretta

After

been

of them.

room

with

the

had

his effects had

and

man

supposed

was

among and

this

without

sleepingroom. she

retired

to

bed

and

sleep,leaving the lamp burning. At twelve o'clock she was awakened boards in by the lifting up of two the floor, and from the opening a bloody form appeared, with

cloven

head

hanging upon its shoulders. Noble lady,"whispered the apparition, I beg you crated a resting place in conseman, prepare, for a murdered to his just ground, and speed the murderer punishment." Pure in heart, therefore not alarmed, Lady a

"

Margaretta beckoned

"

the

to apparition

come

nearer,

30

8KANE.

which

it did, informing her that it had

who

after

the

murder

none

had

the

courage

garetta took

her

bound

murderer

the

but

room,

Then

that Mar-

Lady

it in the

apparition'shead

handerchief.

thankfulness the

others,

lingera gold ring,laid

her

pocket

the

comply.

to

and

wound,

gaping with

from

sleptin

had

entreated

With

of

glance

a

ghost revealed the name disappeared noiselesslybeneath

and

up

the

speakable un-

of

the

floor. The the

followingmorning Lady Margaretta

bailiff of

the

estate

post house, where

planks

of

ground, the

the

him

fainted

of

crime, and

and

what

had

commanded

-

Here,

up.

at

the

pened hap-

that

the the

under

decomposed corpse, hole in its skull,and

with her

its head. of

ground.

those

Upon

murdered

He

goods.

people

half

the

this, one

he had

the

a

the them

taken

around

the

to

that

of his

be

in

bound

sight

confessed

floor

ring

handkerchief

and

night,

discovered

was

countess-

At

informed

she

the

during

assemble

to

instructed

was

murdered

revived

being

the traveler

condemned

and

to death

received

man

pale

present grew

burial

-he

robbed for his in

the

parish church -yard. The a

ring,which

is

large grayish chased of

keeping possess

the

and spirits

other

dies it is said the

stone.

stone, remains

Barkenow

miraculous

powers misfortunes.

that

a

and

peculiarlyformed even

family, and in

with

set

in

the

is believed

to

now

sickness, against evil When

red, bloodlike

one

of the

spot appears

family upon

garu

the

On called

wont

were

in her

assembled in her

of her

One

and

her

and

stand, sitting ter bet-

a

mountain

people,

the

horse

best

Maglestone,

to

full

a

the

of

have

to

ride

daring

a

at

the

of

account

his

on

horn

The The

mountim's.

the

is in the

form

is of

ivory,

pipe

the

end, and

ground,

Ljungby

at

preserved

now

ing Arriv-

way.

it lifted from

are

either

fellow, accepted

young

out

set

travelers.

from

the

took

Lycke

from

sound

who

the

to the

Chancellor,

Since

1691

horn

the

of

all quarters

founded

recently

from

states

Ljungby generally

the

as

the

estate,

and

and horn that

Axel sent

son

remained similar

country

arid a

half

made

so

of

it is

a

single

the

to

The

consequence

of

Ljungby.

From

from

it to the

Danish

are

Troll

curses,

the

Lycke

it

Luxdorf

minister,

.

at Ljungby.

continuously legends

that

evil

presented

widow

whose

Juul,

married

Ljungby,

Denmark.

current,

less

or

more

legend.

present

Sweden, that

the

Ljungby

the

upon

late

pipe have

her

as

many

articles

of Lord His

Juul.

and

by the

took

possession Ove

pipe with

and

inherited

who

Gyllerstierna,

horn

regarded

was

him

into

came

As

bring

silver

Oellegard

she

followed

Tn

Ulf

promised

would

curious

blown

Lady

befell

horn

to

with

be

Lycke,

which

dancing

note.

When

soon

and

treasures

Troll

shown

adorned

it may

Cay

olden

merry-making

mysterious

little later

a

these

of

willingly

piercing

with

curious

the stone, hcdiscovered

Both

that

the

who

swains,

offer,and at

who

and

stone

there.

doings

circle

him

to

hour,

Vesper

are

these

hermenservants

stables

large

a

Trolls,in

Cissela

stone, and

of

knowledge

the

and,

night Lady

the

under

lies

Christmas.

mansion, listeningto

Trolls

*

assemble

their

Christmas

One

which

under

to

celebrate

games,

there

Ljungby

Maglestone,

times,

the

of

estates

mul

(18S8) the

year

from

the

is still this

story

in

the

31

in

which

possession

concerning

believed.

met

translator

province

a

Ljungby of

the

gentleman, is

located, of

owners

it is still current

aud

the

quite

82

SKANE.

supported on

of gold,and pillars

the midst

their

of

it the Trolls in

under

revelry.

Troll woa man, Upon discoveringthe horseman young leaving the others, approached him bearing a drinking horn and pipe. These, upon reaching his side,she placedin the young man's hand, with directions to first drink

King, then time

the

from

shoulder and

and

home.

drawbridge, which

and

his

over

fields him

followed

them

flew before at

was

horn

proceeded to place the

and

horn

Trolls he

but

same

in his ears,

speed,over

The

great clamor,

the

pipe,at

of the

the utmost

tain the Moun-

of

caution

of

contents

at

toward

closelywith the

off

set

meadows,

across

the

he threw

whereupon

the

on

words

some

health

the

to

three times

blow

whispering

horn

pulled up,

once

the hands

pipe in

of his mistress.

Outside,

promising Lady she would

the

across

to

Trolls

stood,

now

great happiness and

Cissela

return

the

moat,

horn

their

them

pipe, and

and

declaringthat,otherwise,great misfortune and would her and her family,and overtake should dared to

the

day

later.

During this

that

who hard with the young man especially of the precious articles. to deprivethem died on the the young man predictions,

thereafter

whose

tion destruc-

go

day

the

and

war

the horse

of 1645

story,

and

wishing

requested that they Axel

be

to

the

see

Gustaf

horn

to him.

then

owned

it

had True third

fell dead

and The

a

Horn,

having Fjelkinge,

brought

who Gyllerstierna,

he rode

Marshal

Field at

headquarters were

which

if

riches

heard

pipe, or. possess-

Ljungby,

SKANE.

them, accompanied with

forwarded be

they

curiositywas retain he

Ten

of

borrowed them

showing

them

took

the to his

back

place

Henrik

circumstance.

Ljungby,

he felt

.desire to

no

for possession,

sent

later there

years

possible. Horn's

as

while

he

did

night by unseemly noises about ceased, when, under the escort of a

cavalry,he

of

soon

that

prayers

every

quarters,which

company

his

longer in

disturbed

as

satisfied, and

soon

them

was

his

to him

returned

earnest

to

Ljungby.

still

a

more

Nilsson, the

strange

derful won-

priest at

articles for the purpose

brothers-in-law

who

were

then

him. mother-inDuring the night the priest's visiting of the family, one law, Lady Anna Conradi, who was awakened was by the lightof a candle in her room. The a

bed

basket

who

curtains

dropped

was

in chorus "O

return

To

it had "

to

her to

For

When

set up

who

you, us

drawn

were

our

a

wherein cry

and

sat five small

for your

bed

children,

horn!"

them, they she

her

kindness, please

questionwhy they desired

our

upon

:

noted

are

back

answered

it and

what

value

:

people'ssake." would

no

longer listen

they departed,saying they

would

to their

come

pleading

again

three

nightslater. On Thursday night,and the third following their When there was first visit, again alight in her room. she discovered drew back the bed curtain Lady Anna her chamber of little men, occupied by a great number them the Troll King himself,approaching and among silver her under of silver cloth upheld on a canopy

34

SKANE.

poles

borne

by

and

his

brown his

forehead

Softly he adorned

and

he

them the

if

had

the

but

pretty,

That

one

each

The had

sucked

and

so

the

moisture

Narrative

of

Ljungby

says

that

both

were

understandings

the

signed con-

and

to

the

mouths

often

Horn

as

also to

to

as

who

food

man

Otta.

of

they

kind man-

obeyed with of

published, dated

boy,

the "

A

February

who

mother,

their

the wife

was

but

superstition and

feeble

not

were

language

Pipe,"

his

returned

variance

at

the

this

knew

old,

disposed

and

of

his

and

that

Covet,

means

; that

themselves;

they spoke

peasant's

a

Trolls

the

Chancellor

were

ine genu-

and

By

from

were

he

that

however,

Klausa

called

Lord

that

and

noses

they

years

the

him,

to

Trolls.

that

was

country.

twenty-seven

the

by

related

other, also, that

11, 1692,

for

offspring, whereupon

it was,

sustained that

king;

richly

gold buttons,

persuaded,

reported

bells

large

they

be

to

was

off

boy

Maglestone

exchange

his

it

church

its mother.

in

woolly.

horn

a

on

sorrowfully departed.

carried

been

massive

left

and

forth

dark

a

was

black

ear,

they belonged

were

thereafter

ringing

under

if

God,

and

not

was

tuft

and

lady

was

they

quietly

Soon child

she

to

devil,

Trolls

the

skin a

bed, holding

chains

gold

But

only

by each

the

proffered

horn.

which

of

one

neared

His

servants.

hair,

with

which

four

bodies.

that

then admits their

A

young

often

amused

*

some

Stories time

of and

peasant, himself

elvemaidens, then

the

in

vanished,

have are

of

hunting,saw

with

who

parish

not 35

married uncommon

Mellby, day

one

humans,

lived

in Sweden.

with One

who

three

them

such

36

BLEKINGE.

flyingtoward

swans

strand

of

sound

a

him, which

which maidens

threw

they

of

astonished

was

divest themselves

swans

the

upon

by.

near

Approaching the place,he the three

settled down

of their

into

the

tire, featheryat-

and

grass,

dazzlingbeauty step forth

seeing

at

and

three

spring into

the water. After

sportingin the waves land, where they resumed

to the

flew

shape

and

which

they

One the

the

them,

meantime,

the

they

their former

the

returned

garb and

direction

same

from

came.

of

neither

in

away

awhile

smitten

so

night nor

the

could

day

and

youngest

had, fairest, hunter

young

he tear his

in

that

thoughts from

brightimage. His

mother, noticingthat something was wrong her son, and that the chase,which had formerly his favorite pleasure,had lost its attractions,

with been

him

asked

the finally

he

related

that there

to

her

was

no

if he

him

life for

of his

cause

what

upon melancholy, where-

he

had

and

seen,

clared de-

longer any happiness in

could

not

the

possess

fair

this swan

maiden.

Smaland

from as

as

if

from,

the

wife

But

one

she

of

of Eden. conducted

the

young

he

priest whose

held

son

was

a

instantly,

as

knot

maiden, hurriedly

her

down

nor

any

hole

he

who

in the

office

stood

threw

him

under

to his

other

parents. could

and

removed

the

as

After him

naked

as

she

was a

a

manner

the knot she

there as

the beautiful

over

Who

tell.

plug from

and mysteriously despair.

him

cloak

streaming

sun

Suddenly

before

a

the

saw

wall.

priest and lived happily with relating to her the wonderful

suddenly

in sorrow

a

wakened

man

young

He

his account

to confirm

leaving him

she

neither

day

the

through

sunbeam,

a

on

garden and

and

when

morning

his apartment

in the

came

a

curate. One

into

of

related

is

had

or

time

where she

of

her

Eve parition ap-

she

became of

number

tered, en-

years.

coming,

hole, whereupon come,

vanished,

37

BLEKINGE.

Go at sunset Nothing is easier,"said the mother. next Thursday evening to the placewhere you last saw When the three swans her. come give attention to where one lays her featherygarb, take your chosen it and hasten away." "

"

The

listened

man

young

his

to

mother's

tions, instruc-

and, betaking himself,the followingThursday evening,to he The

hiding place near waited, with impatience,the coming of the trees sun was just sinking behind man's

young air. and as

were

the

ears

were

three

swans

their former

on

As were

convenient

a

soon

as

greeted by

the

sound,

the

swans.

when

whizzing

a

settled down

upon

the

the

in

the

beach,

visit. had

they

laid off their

attire

swan

they

into the most beautiful ens, maidagain transformed the white and, springing out upon sand, they soon enjoying themselves in the water. From his hidingplacethe young hunter had taken

careful

of where

note

feathers.

his enchantress

had

Stealingsoftlyforth,he

to his

place of

laid her

took

concealment

them

in the

swan

and

turned re-

surrounding

foliage. Soon away, the

but the

and

their

prayed

her.

The

search

before

swans

whom,

her

hunter

attire

swan

heard

were

of her

to

fly

clothes,discovered

believing him

she disappearance,

that

beautiful

of the

two

third,in

man,

young for

the

thereafter

fell upon

might

be

her

sible responknees

returned

to

however, unwilling to yield prize,and, casting a cloak around her

shoulders,carried

was,

her

Preparationswere

home. soon

made

for

a

magnificent

BLEKINGE.

38

which

wedding, dwelt

couple One

related

He

the

her

her

into

a

and

year

longings church-yard.

and

had

than

and

swan,

a

sorrows,

sought

his

rapidly had in

hunter

his

the

took

white

swan

they

were

once

flight

vanishing he

was

place

through the

astonishment,

allotted

wife.

transformed

was

passed, his

the

won

sooner

instantly breathless

day

also,

No

she

In

later, and

her,

joung

together.

years

days.

hands

after

wildly

seven

the

and

form,

contentedly

former

window.

open

stared

a

due

showed

and

forth

in

more

he

how

her

of

feathers

and

evening,

Thursday

brought

in

place

lovingly

to

placed

took

wife,

and

laid,

with

in

the

man

fore be-

his

village

Many, Castle,

many

knight,

a

matins

at

before

him,

first his on

ride

from

out

he

the

be

foot

of

journey

possible

at

castle, accompanied

he

Some

instructed and

a

to

groom

by

take

to

by

distance

the

down

sat

mountain,

a

holm

Christmas

if

midnight.

dismounted

Ellen

long

a

present

the

after

in

attend

to

with

to

feeling sleepy,

while at

wishing

anxious

set

lived,

Church,

and

way,

on

who,

immediately

groom,

there

ago

Morrunrs

matins,

the

years

the

side, road-

and

nap

fresh re-

himself. He

had

of

presence viands knew

her

declined

into

Offended addressed

the

Do

gathering think

we "

much."

me

hay ought

Let

nothing

what

kind

him to

of

Knight

chopped

him

and

before

the

in

to

go," for

her

conducted all kinds

but

the

to

of

he

into the

ing temptwho

Knight,

company

a

had

fallen,

food.

this

drew

forth

?

It is the

thigh

when,

calves.

my do

him,

when

follow

was

woman

the

for

him

Here

of

minutes

a

knife

and

:

recognize

you

did,

husband.

this, the

at

bade

set

partake

to

few

a

and he

giant

were

well

"

came

which

mountain,

you

sitting only

giantess

monster

the

been

with

him

said

the

he

invokes

one

which

I

time,

one

Father, ?

with

what

do

We

can

was

you

"

"

Giant. the

Great

Master

do too

40

BLEKINGE.

So

"

something the

and

the

to

a

sleep

in

little

on

finger the

way

but

"

he

shall

Whereupon

have

she

broke

finger. himself

had

who

him

by."

me

discovered

groom

found

with

little

soon

Giantess,

remember

to

Knight's He

the

said

it,"

be

the

returned

where

place

broken "

to

in

church.

a

the

to

he

warning

air

open search

had

to

for

left

every

again, his

ter mas-

him,

but

one

not

THE

TROLLS

OF

41

SKURUGATA.

in

grolte

It is

those a

encroached

that

defile

dwelt

sides bottom

rise

it may

Ranneslatt,

whole

a

blowing horns, from

their

it is

now

and

that which

whether

question

of

meeting

peace that

troops

drums

beating they

fired

the

at peatedly re-

and

volley

a

Trolls

still

are

an}'

in

grenadiers

alarmed

so

the

it is related

for

sometimes

leave

left

were

with

ular perpendic-

gloom.

of Smaland

through,

guns, a

annual

battalion

marched

and

built,

Skurugata,

to

as

to

was

to

other

however,

so,

of the

occasion

the

upon

each

their

withdraw

Eksjo

supposed, they

Not

when

whose

semi- darkness

be

tranquility.

when

mountains

to

near

so

So

vicinity moved

high

two

in continual

Here, and

that

Trolls,

by mankind,

place.

in

between

that

upon

secluded

more

some

understood

generally

territory is

,"Inmt0ata.!

that

remaining

there. In a

the

sacred

very

in

former

to

their

*

situated of

the

opening have

made

cliff

into

about

That

resort

the

Above

length

in

the

of lies

a

and

rock

mountain,

offerings

to

quarter

their

of

fancies

other

through

of the

about

a

of

the

to mile"

people

supernatural

beings

Skuruhatt,

by

called

Sacristian,

where

is

granite

the the

ains mount-

the

height

one

and

have is side

of

heathens

130

of one-half this

made not

now

feet, with

twenty-five

precipitously Swedish

sacrifices

custom

one

called

gods.

offered

this

width

in

rising

fertile

Trolls

cut

Eksjo,

side a

the

chasm

of

parish either

on

miles.

English place

in the

rock

feet, and

street-like

a

have

to

is

gulch

livingthereabouts,

Whether

saint.

patron is

said

are

mountain

-same

those

where

fountain

times

Skurugata

walls

of the

neighborhood

wild

surprising. which

is

are

said

an

to

SM!LAND. is not

continued and

all other

As

known.

43

increases this intelligence will

peculiarcustoms

to the

provinceof

tradition.

not

so

; then

could, according to

old

men

one

and

was

day, went

but

It woodcock

and

was

had

Pelle

bring "

it

to shoot

are

you

can

get upon

out

shot

he

of

the

lay his

own

hunt

was

of the way

of the

and

swore

in stature

Pelle

puffy derous mur-

the

cursed

and

in her

the in a

peculiarin arms.

mistress;she

my

says

drink,quarrelsome

and

raised

tween bedisappeared his

dog's head.

the

smoke

that

not

had

wrapped

in

the best.

boisterous,and he

before

Pelle.

the

little child were

the devil.

successful. un-

suspectingthat

the littlewoman

when

fits declared

when

season,

The

feet,"answered

Pelle Katt's habits

drunken

one

shooting

ordained.

poodle dog

through

his gaze

sightmet

both

dog," said she, approaching Pelle.

mountains.

charge of

There

its

of

Katt, who,

mating

and

greeting from

done, and

was

the

of

the

was

small

little

this

narrations

Tie it there to that tree and it shall be done

This

a

you

was

especiallythose that lived he was justpassing,when

mouth

feature,bearinga "I

purpose

his gun,

stepped out,

woman

the

angry,

generally, and

Skurugata, whose

ago this

pleasure of

Pelle

kept

was

bewitched

the

named

though

as

his hens

shot.

Trolls

it

though

the

ordinarilyplenty and tame,

are

Trolls

hunter

a

decades

the Trolls.

Skurugata for

to

woodcock, birds

once

few

had

have

women,

seeing and talkingwith There

A

belong entirely

soon

feared

and

gun

sent

what

But

a

disappearedI dog's hide.

a

He

was

often

neither

God

fond in his nor

44

SMALAND.

for the

Now, and

first time

life,he

amazed

was

crestfallen. O God

"

from "

have

it fell in his open

fast,and hastily pickingup In

a

rage, Pelle threw the

at figure, "

I will take

}Tou have A

cried,but had

no

to drown

his

fingersin a

penny

which

The

with

his sorrows,

there.

he had

from

child

pocket to

Behold!

it away.

the

ishing van-

deed. Here

a

Troll."

His Avife

absent.

was

the ale

to

went

from

dead

sober

feel if there was

the

him.

He

received

a

house.

in order

buy brandy

There

trulymade him forgethis heaven, hell and all. he became

child bore

the mountain.

to

and

When

it stuck

detestable

which

recentlycast

the ale house

which

for such

you

counter

upon

pieceto

but after his old custom

his vest

Troll

dollar

pieceafter callingout :

kept still and

money

a

the

.

from

pay

said

hand, to

time

same

home.

Pelle

ously copi-

ran

the dollar

giftagain,you laugh answered

Pelle went

He

no

threw

the dead

your

hoarse

the sweat

reward,"

your

reappearedand

now

that

Pelle,so

!" he cried.

done

now

pore.

you

who

I

togetherand

smote

every

Here

woman,

have

! What

knees

His

be

in his

he stuck

might not dollar piece it

dropped drink

which

child,his wife,himself,

the coin

was

again

found

in

his

pocket. He again threw it away, and several times it in his pocket when but always found thereafter, So he continued to drink searching it for money. himself he drank and more more daily,until,finally, into that sleepthat knows no waking. So goes the

Skurugata.

story of

Pelle

Katt

and

the

Trolls in

"

^cttil

the

On

lived

olden

in

Nasbo

island

and

division

the

of

named

Troll

the

of

the

land,

the

island, thus

undertook

where

the of

aware

*

Commissioned

Bailiff

Girs,

Island

in of

trace

the

Giant's

Arriving from

each

work

the

at

he

of the NHs

island

holes

three

into

to

two

able

to

penetrate

seventy

from

terminated

at

imprisoned.

story not

alive

was

so

entirely and

the the As

in

late

generally

laboring

to

feet Girs

the

that free

came be-

Kettil

to

Hiarne,

went

to

whether

Vising

or

no

any

wide,

but

was

shown

bluff

himself

few

Gilbertil

a

or was

to

45

tAvo

peasants

they

found

the

three

they

been

much

place

still,by

be some

found

not

passage

larger

bog- which

or

of

a

mile

and

Gilbertil

is supposed

eighteenth

it

met,

were

have

could

these

feet

The

it

of

were

Into

air.

his imprisonment.

from

Here

three-eighths

the

none

villages

foul

sunken

coast

and

which

the

where of

beginning that

said

the

when

passage,

inland

meadow,

one,

sented. pre-

eastern

other.

some

feet

of

the

men,

been

Visingborg. each

knees

single

a

here

between

into

and

has

along

sea

of

Runske

trustworthy

that

from

feet, because

credited

convinced

by

thirty-four in

Kumlaby as

at

out

Borga

Urban

and

aged

south

hands

aforementioned hole

went

distant

Nils

about

Later

three

mile

a

on

few

eight

and

earlier.

of

Joenkoeping,

bluff, situated

fifty feet

a

parts.

pointed

Doctor

narration

he

of

continuing

beyond

high

years

extended

is

here

ditch

a

digging

is

learning

Olm-

two

invitation

of

same

high

a

for

king

of

to

men

creeping

upright

walk

feet

the

third

a

about

After

tunnels

six

was

applied

crept, Policeman

men

other.

the

possible the

holes

two

actually

he

reached

about

the

a

remained.

by these he

until

Stiby, and

and

day,

and

purpose

received

Accompanied

this

of

dig

to

began

an

province

yet

island

whom

of

sent

the

1705, for

year

and

Lindehkelm

the

in

Tveta,

opposite

parish

it into

to

he

in the

dividing

When

Governor

by

of

the

this,

in

one

consulted

him

work,

spot.

at

engaged

deep pit,even

a

marking

as

the

Borga, JSTasbo

of

lived

and

the

controversy arisingabout

King

Gilbertil,who

Gilbertil

Nas,

A

Yetter, there

kings,

of

castle

island.

stad, in Ostergotland,

through

mighty

two

in the

other

Lake

in

Vising,

times,

the

extremities

of

century who

devilish

the were

power,

46

SMALAND.

another

Runske,

of

parish

with

to

invitation,and

the

of

its

apparently, shore

of the

of

island,

when

opening

the

cease

mockery

his

free

them. to

In

him

above

and

whereupon

Gilbertil

hands

clove In

break

the

his

with

into

the

of

of GilbertiPs

hole

Kumlaby, hole.

feet, but

then

teeth,

bouncl, hands, deep

his

feet which

and

and

he

that

they

attempted

which

to

became

mouth,

Kettil

which

to

now

has

be

Troll

in the

air,

could

not

he

also

also

is

his

himself

release

to

with

command

missile

so

and

Gilbertil

intercepted the

effort

he

rage

the

staff

the

whereabouts,

threw

the

point

a

through

Kettil

to

it with

to

commanded

met

shore

complete

to

way

his

the

intended,

from

water

half

Gilbertil

scorn,

canal

the

discovered

grounds

Thus

meadow

about

digging.

extreme

loose

allow

his departure

burden.

heavy

a

water

castle,by

already progressed

Kumlaby,

staff at him. but

had

Kettil

of

underground

an

and

the

undertaking, Gilbertil

island, and

excavation,

just north

to

his

known

of

the

cepted ac-

presence

aware

neared

the

island

made into

made

if relieved

as

the

his

down

also

they

boat

make

to

borne

were

when

the

accomplish

To

being

them,

whom

to

in

Runske

for

out

set

once

invisible,was

was

They

rising of

sudden

the

he

boat

gunwale. from

to

at

lived

Kettil

Vestergotland.

boat, though

because

who

man

the returning messengers, the

on

in

Habo,

the

Troll

notorious

ored endeav-

stuck

tear

to it.

himself fastened.

threw in

seen

received

him

the

name

the

game In

far from

not

*

and

The the

there

earlytimes the

inhabitants

like, but

these

of

lived in

well-known

Eksjo and

are

the

most

cityof Eksjo, a

thereabout

complete 47

Soasan, a range

relate and

many

stories

characteristic.

of hills woman

of

Trolls

48

SMALAND.

Troll

wno

called

was

forefathers

had, for and

came

the mountain

Dame

Soasan.

ages, dwelt

who

her sister's an

to

lived in

the soldiers

their nuts, as

the camp

on

"

her

and

when

cracked

"

expressedit

Kanneslatt,the place became departed

there,but

fired their guns folk

She

ground

intolerable to her and

of

she

equally distinguished Troll,

Skurugata,which

has been

in

mentioned

a

precedingstory. Dame

Soasan of

possessor

a

therefore,not so

Smaland, by in Mis

bad

very

temper.

It

her in any

of that

the drill

whom

woman,

tall

he

descend

until

Toward the

of

many

favors.

livingnear

A

old a

bare

with

terrible

door,

glare. evening a knock

not

the

top of

unable

no

in her

was

one near

one

to

offend

and

of the

little hut,was

famine, already a guest

from

ear

remained

vile

to

his comrades.

woman

and

tant dis-

little old

the

flyingto

he

a

wandering

very

on

kindness

much

with

one

him

in

scoffingand

blow

careful

were

poor

Soasan, in

her table distress,

Late

a

near

exhibited

with

a

of

Apelarp

guard

on

wood,

a

rashly assailed

those who

woman

were

as

the Hussars

he saw,

grounds, when

by, where assisted down by

pine tree

for such

way,

morning

one

epithets, whereupon he received some unseen hand, which sent a

advisable,

was

Grevendal, serving under

name

him, along the edge

toward

rich, also the

time,belongingto

by parish,stood

part of

and

instantlypunished.

were

trooper

clever

very

to anger

unfortunate A

was

human time to

her

extended

family in

great

help her,

hut,menacing

heard

upon

her

the hut

49

SMALAND.

"Come

in, in the

the old woman, In that

u

from

you

then

I

name

but do

not

it will become

the

of

mountain.

the

wet

Lord,"

answered be.

might

enter, but here is work

not

can

the

her visitor

who

wondering

the mistress

yarn,

of

name

and

christened

ful beauti-

Spin

threads

with

for

for spittle,

that the madam

will

tolerate."

not

"Where

shall I leave the

asked

?"

yarn

the

bling trem-

woman. "

Go

straightforward

will find

and

day

next

The

old

the work

The

shall have

outside

glade

laid down

the yarn

daringto

look behind

spot

and

had

encircled and

found

her with which

beside

she betook

a

The

new

next

As to

came

She

return

home,

day

bundle

of

she went

a

there

trees.

by high to

wood.

she

declared

hastened

her.

the

herself,

not

again

flax, also

eral sev-

pieces.

followed She

woman.

prayers,

a

period

accumulated

rich,but when

the

maid

beautiful

Now

there

to

once

profitand pleasurein prospect,to

silver

yarn

pay."

finished and

soon

was

yarn

to the

you

thread.

the Troll's servant

the

the

where

spin the flax cottage door, but during

at

vessel of water

a

woods,

Lay

your

began

woman

stood

the

to wet

lawn.

green

you

she found

which

with

smooth

a

the

into

at the

which

time had

the

for prosperity

money

same

she

of

from

her

work,

avaricious,and

never

before

poor came be-

forgot

neglected,

she retired to rest.

she Finally,

faith with

the

did

not

even

Trolls, but

trouble spun

the

herself yarn

to

keep

according

50

SMALAND.

wetting the

general custom,

to

thread

with

her

spittle. The

skeins

place,but

when

she end

astray in

the

brought

her money,

when

been

she

transformed

Want

had

to

old

woman

do

with

to

count

over

pieces

stones.

greater severitythan

who

infamous

day

tom, very-day cus-

all the silver

that

with

now

e

about

was

help one

the

died

and

in the

whole

a

her

was

ward re-

she did not

before

into small

would

none

as

found

pursued her

for

ever,

forth

usual

get her

to

which

from

home

way

the

glade again,and

woods,

finding her

day

next

find the

Upon arrivinghome,

she

had

the

went to

in

later.

she

deposited in

were

yarn

unable

was

went

succeed

of

known

was

Soasan in

shortlyafter

to have

and

dame,

the and

great poverty

distress.

girlwho

A

house

of

many

Senator

a

to find the

years of

cattle,which

surroundingSoasan. had were

thrived

not

so, at

when

they

the

milked.

This

throughthe awaited nor

day she

dark

milk

stories she had

heard

about

them

and

find

to

the

them,

and

already

been

plodding sadly along

went

was

back,

of food, it was

had

cows

woods, thinkingof

; her mind

time

some

in search

unable

her at home, when

the woods

notwithstanding girl,

found, the

were

in

day

one

pastures allotted

far away

diligent search, was

most

cows

animals,for

the

times

Lind, went

usuallygrazed

The

upon

to wander

wont

supposed,

Eksjo,named

in the

servant

a

was

ago

she

the

scoldingwhich with

returned

also busied

ghosts

with

and

neither the many

Trolls

who

51

SMALAND.

a

sitting

girl,

and

boy

she

when

woods,

the

infested

under

the

polite

when

of

pair

two

saw

shadow

of

Pigmies, large

a

pine

tree.

It

"

ground," the

is

best

to

in

infants

her

greed,

exceeding

she

heard

my

children,

that

own

cows

;

accord,

excellent

day

they

came

sweet-laden milk.

!

the

girl to

no

the

with

at

a

rich

the

had

depart

to

pity

every tribute

gate.

night of

on

after "

search

to

tremely ex-

butter

searching

longer gate

and

taken

escape

stand

They

have

with

had

about

was

she

ate

bread

you

hereafter

shall

home

girl

which

they

as

the

As

"

saying,

you Go

cows.

From

the

voice

a

the

When

rapidly.

vanished

which

invited

children

sight,

into

addressed

butter

The

bag.

own

and

manner

ond

disgusting

a

mouths

large

the

little

her

in

bread

Trolls'

she

friendly

very

some

the

on

Whereupon

girl. a

of

partake

with

had

the

thought

Troll

each

be

to

of

the

for

their

most

CSiaut

In the there

Tjust

From

there

is

hall, where

long

a

lived

stories

many

side

fissure

department

into

running

called

giant still

are

North

called

Puke

the

in

terminating

a

of

mountain

a

sea,

the land

formerly

whom

in the

the

lies,near

Mountain.

the

Lofta

parish of

ain, mount-

a

cave

Puke,

or

ing concern-

quite prevalent

among

people. the

When

tormented

sorely

gurgled north

Lofta

of

Puke mountain

One

the

daughter

*This

sought

the

children

borg

has

to

parish,

was

from the in

Giant

mountain,

of

Nearly

his

their

plowing

into

different

formed. per-

from

his

scolding,

with

the The

and

Similar

bore

legends

etc. 53

usually

ringing, and

giant

stories

has

threw

localized

at

in

which

legend,

its

sent

which,

from

sling,she

a

parish

every

disturber.

Puke.

Dalland,

Lofta

than

more

of the

angered

been

destroy

to

depart

and

bell

complex

a

Kofre

pond,

a

must

Spring

directly

sometimes

continued

top

Mountain.

giant

has

confined

is

legend Puke

Berg"

Kofre

strings converted

apron

meadow

a

was

he

which

bells in Lofta.

long

the

to

in

was

suffered

courses

formed

that

the Giant

Sunday by

resident

of

church

the

and

giant

He

water

baptism

declared

the

bells.

the

was

holy

because

meaning

from

Church,

often

built

was

church

mountain,

which

in

Spring,

the

even

of the

out

Lofta

at

by

discomfort

great

her

church

turbed dishis

with an

Puke the

noise

of

the

church

bells, and

legend

of

the

giantess

who

them are

to

her

current

giant in

parent

KlSppe,

in

took

is not Oldes-

SMALAND.

stone

enormous

too

was

the

the stone

great, and

fell upon

the

the other

force

side of

day, as large as

good

a

cottage.

Some

later the

days

the

over

children

giant maiden, while wandering

surrounding country, was at play on a hill near by.

fallen branch

a

had

But

tower.

it lies to this

church, where

sized

church

the

at

53

fastened

a

of

rope,

oak

an

attracted

pretending

it

had

They

tree, and was

by three this

to a

ered discov-

they

plow, which

holding as the others dragged it over ground. Surprisedat this curious implement and

the

was

one

small and

creatures, she home

ran

but

said "

the

end

by him

"

It'you

meaning

He,

playthings

time

is

it is

past;

now

us."

over

dissatisfied with

became

Gotland, where

ship'smaster,

offer it upon

he

to whom

thing everytime

some

was

he gave

the altar at Lofta

church, cautioning him

do

as

the the

you two

I bid

church

"

box,

a

while

the

strongly not

black

.forward

table

and

upon

the

it many

Lofta's

There

When

dogs. into

of

the Giant,

key, with

a

Mountain.

shall open.

press

you," said

left fore-foot

proceed to Puke meet

giant father.

apron

to

it before.

under fin'd,

which

to a

in

people were open

her

the intended

again,our

Puke

moved

later found

bade

out

shall rule

and

and

all into her

to

pleasurein

no

them

who

In

them

them

only :

Take

these

with

found

however,

gathered

the

Do

you not

room,

be

you are

beautiful

inside

you

mare

of

see

"

to

are

you

will

afraid

where

you

white

which

will

"

a

door,

you

will

them, but will find

silver vessels.

a

Of

54

SMALAND.

them

you

may

take

misfortune

more,

The

will

captain

kept

the

to

box.

throw

if

flames, it

After

it

This

by. in

of

conversation

had

was

and

recently

surely this

all

and

been

but

mind, his

swept

small

it

is

b}^

a

which

instant

the

and

fire.

proached ap-

turned

to

determined

was

island

brown

he

homeward, was

it

anything

when

journey

people

the

upon

to-day

even

in

deliberations,

a

take

you

you."

ship's

onto

done,

if

overtake

on

the

many

overboard

but

largest,

Mountain,

Puke

the

the

lay island

desolate

near

was

as

In Sm

aland

called

and

picturesquevalleys of

for

bends,

a

a

precipitousdescent

then quietlypursues rocky cliff,

a

short distance

gloomy comes

over

Stalpet

unoccupied. one

its

course

to

over a

lake

beyond.

from

and

waterfall

placidlywinding, by many considerable distance, through

a

ISTot far

noted

a

romantic

after

here makes

meadows,

is

River

the Black

on

Stalpet,which,

hundred green

the

of

one

lies A

in the presence 55

an

old

manor,

feeling of this

of

dark,

oppression

large building,

66

SMALAND.

barred is

should

asked,why

"untenanted or

for such

in We

story. freshness

tedious if

we

be

must

unusual

some

of

use

her

once

us

gave

the

coloring that, it

the will

We

reader. have

the

is

given

are

story

hoped,

that

Satan

when

cast

was

begin

at

Paradise

of

out

be

not

understand

to

must

we

will

the

Lost,"

heaven,on

of his

account

other

These thither

the

woman,

words, which, may be, enter too the natural detail,but bear with them

"

autumn

old

good

a

Milton's beginning,and that is,like with the beginning of all things. "Know

reason

things.

neighborhood, who

and to

question place be

watchman a not, at least,

the

into the

much

of

the

and

naturally beautiful

listen to the narration

us

resident

this

There

condition

a

Let

?

windows,

up

is there

Why

?

attendant

an

that

nailed

gates and

pride,and fell to the earth,there were also cast out. spirits,which, like him, were in their fall,were borne hither and spirits, like the golden leaves in the the winds on into finally,some storm, fallingto earth

sea,

into

some

Where

mountains.

forests

the

they

and

fell there

some

upon

the

they remained,

so

sayingruns, and found there their field of action. their abiding places they were After given different Thus have we sea fairies, names. nymphs, mountain the

wood

elves fairies,

described

Now, fell upon house

now

lived many

in the

and

the

which

of

are

catechism.

happened, that

it

all spirits,

other

rock

stands.

that

this old

where In

on

thousands

two

Katrineholm

this mountain

hundreds, yes,

day

their

of years.

spirits Manor

offspring

Though

6?

SMALAND.

of them

from

time

otherwise,they were

not

some

and been

were

approached by

It

who

this

killed

time

that

ago,

people "

was

wife, who husband

"

build

of

was

have

no

harm

be

expected from

until it could

When a

young

sunshine

and

day work-room, a mistress

bids

to }TOU that

The

young

but

having promised to now

mountain.

dark,she whose

it

so

his

this,but

his

their

neighbors harm might

the

before that

you

wife

Bowing,

visit

wondered

brave

heart

follow.

The

who

and

she

said

directs

her,and

she will reward much and

at

a

little

where cellar,

in

alone

was

unexpectedly

her.

wife

filled it

once

visits many

sorrow

young

consent

at

presence

here.

was

little woman,

stairs to the

down

among

gentlemanmarried

finished the

if you

a

do

whether

be known

lady whose joy. But

when

stood

and

to wait

was

littleexpect it and One

solid

a

them.

the house

beautiful

with

him

urged

a

disposition, pacifiedher

milder

a

himself

king

a

was

gentleman,

a

displeasedwith

much

very

and

for he

king

not

being.

estate, wishing to

mountain

had

and

residence,and, like a wise architect,to foundation for it,selected this rock. The

by lightning

exterminated

human

any

happened, a long owned

to time

clear

"

:

My

richly."

you

request, conscience,she a

led

woman

nounced, unan-

to say

me

such

her

she

opened

undiscovered,revealing a

passage

a

the

Avay

til door, un-

the

into

Entering the passage, which was long and cave, finally emerged into a large,well-lighted

walls

pacing back

were

and

with gold and sparkling

forth,as

if in

silver.

Here,

great anguish,was

a

58

SMALAND.

little

who

man

with

and

a

said

curtain

the

to

visitor

little

inner

an

sick

stones, pearls and visit to

of your to

forth

none

conduct

beautiful the

boys

begun

to

hands

herself

One

sons.

the

discovered

play

had

its possessor.

At

has do

you

As

her

and

also

began

soon

as

first she refused

refusal the husband

finallyangry, suspicious, that

the air

obliged to

the circumstances

himself

he on

a

reveal

when had

broomstick. her

visit to

attendingit.

to

absence, had

just He

in the

questionthe she

became

betray the secret,

became

curious

more

he declared her

seen

The the

left

in due

entered.

how

to

be

of two

and

to

the

wife

treasure

a

at' once

entered, as

great

mother

box,

pened hap-

said

mother's

find such

and

Troll,and

the

their father

with

then

what

again.

secreted

and

through

memento

a

that the young

became

it when

with

who

a

as

precious

yours,"

day, during the

of the children

mother,

this

and

room

greatly surprisedto

was

filled with

surelyas

as

directed

to her

wife

which

safferingwoman,

preciousbox was carefullysecreted. sped on. Everything went well, and

the young

time

of

effect to almost

know

overtake, you

given safe Time

let

day, for

Queen, and

the

box

a

but

Mountain

alone

the

"Take

me,

will

misfortune

of

the

jewels.

this

you

had

pains

drew

she

whereupon

further end

elegant bed, another laboring in child-birth. The

presence

still the

immediately

comer

an

upon

and

visitor's

new

at the

cave,

lying

saw,

woman

Christian

the

at

searchingly, humble and- pleading expressionin his nothing. The little woman pushed aside

an

eyes, but

looked

his wife

riding

come

poor Troll

wife queen

was

and

SMALAND.

You

"

I have

and

seen

59

happiestdays, for

our

your

curiositywill bring us greater misfortune than you have dreamed of,"said she. A few days later there appeared in the adjacent lake an island, which, strangelyenough, seemed to rise from to

when

its bosom

take

death

place. It

is related

Charles

XII., .also

of

island

III.,the that

king

a

island,and

became time

one

that

Whether of

power

the

that

the

name,

when,

were visible,

to be

was

island

it is

lord

great desire He

and

was

enough

of the

wish

expresseda him.

accompany

The

his

begged

but visit,

without

Finally,the wife

at

home,

the boat touched

it,and

upon

vanished The

in

the

on

another

on

casion oc-

seen.

water

some

is spirits

appeared,and possessedwith a

became

inspectit.

-

that his wife

mother,

who

and

boys should

foresaw

all her energy,

her

husband

to

une, misfortand

upon

postpone

avail.

and

took

man

rowed

the enchanted same

mother

the

both

sight to

mourned

boys,leavinghis island.

Just

as

island both

instant

the father's

the

to

out

father the

stone

that the island

prayed

willful

at the

from poor

and

a

with the

opposed the projectwith her knees

on

said

even

again visible by

now

manor

to and

to go

name

Gustav

of

it is

his

the

before

that

visible, and

about

was

shortly

before

the Trolls in unison

known;

not

that

carved

stone

the island

remarkable

anything

be

boys sprang island and boys

seen

herself to

no

more.

death, and

the

departedto foreignlands,where he also died,but has never since been occupied, buildingon Katrinesholm will and there is little probability that any one

the future

prosper

in it.

Upon into

Lake

the

a

called

peasantry

long

wife

and

time

In

the

and

One had

who had

his

won

her

later

both

also

is said

also to

J.

when

in

resided

Knight

now

and

Half

turned

red

them

they met,

for

the

of

under

with

in

estate a

Veslbo

granite

Church. 60

time

a

the

to

of

where

rock

near

that the

at

grief

of or

maiden,

that

But,

as

desire

to

hoped

to

a

he

that and

the

sooner

The

Municipality.

Tiveden,

young

guest

a

expressed

difference

he

greet

betrothed.

Land,

the

the

to

beautiful

Knight

Holy

where

court-yard.

dreams

were

name,

salutation.

out,

in

the

f red

the

an

her

went

of

Mai

the

cheeks

blushing

soon

by

lands,

in

up

indulged

Halland,

lie

foreign

returned

description

upon

Skamelson

became

hand

to

Allvini's

current

have

exiled

linge

hand

and

Crusades

the

*See

and

still young,

were

join

eyes

report

the

Skamelson

far

But

and

drew

spurs,

had

who

winning

Ebbe

from

knight

the

and

swains

many

feet.

attentions

courteously

stranger

Tiraholm,

the

golden

who

The

her

another

traveled

beauty

to

named

not

was

had

other.

downcast

stranger,

by

who

knight

a

there

her

their

returned

extended

lady

north

daughter,

stately knight, Ebbe

just

With

is

a

here

beautiful

a

suitors

the

after

day

lived

of

many

by

one

the

Tiraholm,

mansion,

country

fame

unmoved

away,

there

whole

the

from

juts

old

an

only child,

wide, alluring was

which

Tira.

ago

an

Malfred.

fair,

lies

Bolmen,

A

so

headland

small

a

same

Ebbe's

lady

the

remains

entrance

to

g-end lelove of Gal-

01

SMALAND.

add

his

to

honors, and

years, at the end

seven

and

return

Some

celebrate

time

Malfred's

maiden's

The

be

given promised to

he

old

departed,the it became

from

Ebbe.

faded

mother

and

lonesone

very

in Tiraholm.

Year The

the

advised

a

Knight, for

after year

of the

roses

dark

eyes

remedy

and

lost

trothed be-

to another.

the

Under

mother

cheeks

lustre. her

Ebbe

impressionthat

had

fallen

by

the

of the infidels she

sword

the

Ebbe

word

time

he

nuptials.

father,died, and

daughterand passed with no their

which

of

his

after

the

young

stipulatedthat

newly

to the

prepareda wedding feast,and couple were duly joinedaccording

betrothed

rites of the church.

But

the

at wedding guests sat themselves table a gold-laced Knight rode into the court at great speed. The bride became pale under her crown, but the mother, who recognizedin the stranger the Knight Ebbe, hastened to meet him in the yard, and reminded him that the seven time years had passed,at the same sat in the bridal chair informing him that his love now

with

another.

In his

just as

great anger

sword, and

after

promise,with one body. His sword from

his saddle in

were

sword,

by

the

Knight

to his

sprang

reproachingher

blow

he

severed

and

for

bridegroom

the

breaking

bride

at another

from

blood,he

into the hall where where

horse,drew

her head

still drippingwith

progress,

and

the

the sank

her her

sprang

festivities under

deadly blow

his fell

her side. Overtaken

by repentance the

murderer

flunghimself

62

SMALAND.

his horse

upon but

and

rode

the

prickingof his Night and day he saw

and

nowhere

feet of the A

the

still his heart.

of

money

procured

soul's

returned

the authorities to

to be chained

court

he must

visit and

hundred

and

pass

went

at

In order

sentence.

other

he

was

and

rested

sorrowful

fate

people. woes

of

A

Ebbe,

hearingthe and

his

death

on

a

by

of

the

Bolmen.

the

the

three

The

demned con-

of his

execution

boat

estate

Here

made

had

song

the

night

over

had

severest

condition

island

one

which,

of the year, his sentence

Sunnebro.

and

one

in Lake

in his

like

propelledhimself laboriously

ashore

bard

in each

which

with

at the end

the district of

foot,in

small

a

a

love,and

sentenced

was

about

once

the

from

the

given

journey. went

him

from

his terrible

he

day

a

his

might get

bird,he

When,

of

that he

wounded

a

and

islands sixty-five

man

to the

hand

he

from

raging

home

impose upon

punishment. After a long deliberation

at the

his crimes.

him

the storm

to the

them.

quiet his conscience,

to

quell

or

victims,

absolution

indulgence,but

pain

his

from

for

rest.

no

Rome, and

to

power

forest,

him

from

escape

ask absolution

lie then

asked

an

to go

possess the

dark

of apparitions

Father

desired

the

allowed

Holy

did not

man

the

determined

large sum

Pope

conscience

could lie find

Finallyhe

into

away

a

in

he a

Anglestadt

went

up

to

a

Meantime

barn.

a

soothsayerhad

follow

pleted com-

was

deep impressionupon

composed

sung

of

Ebbe's

song

immediately.

in

lage vilhis the

recitingthe

predictedthat

chains

on

would While

on up-

fall off

he

was

63

SMALAND.

in the came lying concealed in the barn, a milkmaid She began to sing Knight morning to milk the cows. Ebbe's est. Song," to which he listened with intense inter"

the conclusion

At loud

with

"

voice

:

of the

last and

is true

Some

he

verse

cried

out

is false."

some

Thoroughly frightened,the girlsprang into the house and related what had happened. In great haste peoplegathered around lying,commanding him to

the barn

the

who

and

from

he

from

he crawled

his shelter and

a

sunken

stone

this Ebbe

mounted

cried

:

out

"

If

in the

I

and

he sank Those

church

fetters

to the

they

churchyard wall, so

he

to

came

heaven

to

be

buried

earth

a

his

buried that

his hands

fell from

in

and crated conse-

and

body it in

all who

down. thrown miraculously relaid it,but the next night it that these

carried

the

feet

it to

the

was

the

into the churchyard

But front

The

outside

path

went

was

understood

and

corpse.

tramp upon his grave. long section of the wall, right in

then

the

Angelstadt

eyes

should

a

of

to

the

let it be !"

present took

where

to

came

at

him

When

his

worthy

am

church

ground.

it, raised

ground, so

Instantlythe

the

he

his name,

conduct

was

his chains

by

gave

to

Ebbe

where

Still cumbered

was.

requestingthem churchyard. the village Between and lies

them

inform

time

same

where

the next of

the

peasants

again

night grave,

at

leveled.

happenings

once

It

signs that the unfortunate should be allowed man a resting placein consecrated ground, whereupon the churchyard extended that the grave enclosed by its was so was was

were

64

SMALAND.

walls,

and

resting for

a

place

low

of

time

long

stone

outcast.

hung

in

former

times made

set

and

From

in

placed

the

Anglestaclt

the

up

this

to

even

the

resembling

crosses,

been

a

small

of

upon

the

marks

fetters,

church,

the

present

departed, church-

the which

three

which

crosses

memory

day

iron

in

were

have

and

gottan

a parishof Ingeltrop,

In lived * was

the

Before the

who

farmer

a

had

of their

turn,

furnish

neighborhood

servant

was

North

and

to the to

furnish

next. the

with

regularly

horse,

farmers means

Upon

neighbor wagon

65

Wedbo, named

servant

by law, of the travelers

dispatched

to promptly

a

railroads

of

days

duty, established

to, in their

a

ttie

the whose and

others

stage

turn

driver.

of

a

lines, it horses

owning from

conveyance

arrival

once

Johan.

equipped

and of

there

traveler

it was,

and

at he

the

inn

an

inn

was

pected ex-

86

SMALAND.

One the

day a traveler farmer having been

furnish

a

thrown

the

to

bis

over

love song. him

for

the

"

Bronte

halter,and though he now be approached,no sooner hold

him

on

air,to

than he

inn, Johan

next

horse.

a

humor

no

and

Johan

halter

A

clear to

soon

to submit

allowed

then the

was

to

the latest out, whistling

set

head

to the

himself made

attempt

off,with

was

safe distance.

a

the

to

his turn

was

pasture,it was

in

was

it

that

catch

to

shoulder,he

Arriving at "

that

him

pasture

Myntorp Inn, and

from

notified

conveyance

sent

was

arrived

and

to

to

lay

heels in the

persevered,perspiration

streamingfrom his forehead,but in vain. Angered at in a most still last,he began to swear ungodly manner, suddenly pursuingthe horse until his progress was checked base of which he to the very by a high cliff, had

before

discoveringit. Naturally casting his glance upward, as he halted, he saw, sittingupon a run

crag, "

beautiful

a

Are

"

Come

"

I

here,then," called

called the

maiden.

her

cheerily:

the maiden.

can't,"repliedJohan.

Try, Johan." findinga foothold was

unevenness

maiden's

side. eyes,

master

?"

sweetheart."

And

"

clouded

boy

answered easilyfrightened,

not

Yes, my

u

dear

there,my

you

Johan,

maiden, apparently combing her hair.

his

on

he

did,

to

looked

at

astonishment

cliff where

the smooth

discoverable,and She

his

soon

he

with

him

before

of his movements,

completelyfrom

the Johan

so

and

that was,

he had

he in

the

dering great, won-

then,suddenly envelopinghim understanding

at

was

no

in

was

no

a

mist,

longer

fact,transformed

been

to

a

being like

67

RMALAND.

his

Half

friends.

who

those

Avas

would

again

traveler. the

sight and

many

good

of

power

days

driver,for,

as

after, there-

his

to hire another

sons ant serv-

after

the farmer's

turn

Johan's

furnish

to

at the fate of

Grumbling

disappearance, horse

a

Johan,

to

he went

a

to

pasture. It

"

"I

the

wish

years

day, many

was

into the

stead.

in Johan's One

conducted

was

the

became

up, he did not

growing

were

harness

in

was

relatives and

him.

seek

the farmer

and

from

gone

"

Bronte

"

forgot horse, home,

unconscious, he

and

mountain,

it

He

companion.

time

same

for

the

if he has been

wonder

the

bad

too

was

he

where

the servant

stood

Johan,

to look

had

the

seen

he

to

himself.

the Trolls?"

caught by

chanced

with

but

boy," said

upward

at

At

the cliff there

Troll maiden, and

lusterless

eyes"

staring into

vacancy.

"Johan, "

farmer. "

I

can

dear

my

boy, is

that

you?"

shouted

the

down."

Come

not," answered

Johan,

with

husky,unnatural

voice. the farmer

Hereupon

threw

his cap to Johan, which

the latter "

come. "

"

pickedup and put on his head. Come down," cried the farmer, before the of the saints, In the name down." come I can't," said Johan again. "

Then

the

farmer

after

garment,

them

he received

crawl

down

and

the

when

power

threw

his clothes

Johan

enough

cliff. His

had

clothed

that

master

up,

he

took

Trolls

garment

himself

in

was

able

to

him

by

the

68

SMALAND.

and

hand, the

without

farmer

evil think

that

in the

silent.

It for

sins,he chief

For

he wished.

and

barrel

through the "

It

said

air

was

take

of

but

it

Johan,

there

no

were

become

"

Trolls

rich, but

are

kept

was

done.

on

with

wrong

the

was

driving

so

him.

before, but

a

no

his

and

they

steal

put

salt,fish

red

hat

the

chants' mer-

ever what-

and

such

received each

arm

flyas lightly

whatever. the merchants,"

on

fault

must

a

food

time, fly to

into

he

his

mountain.

to

short

back, and

in the world

of

been

hard

the

was

verge

the

of rye under

burden

and

he confessed

Troll cap sack

was

sick

taken

very

corn,

and

me

now

subjecthe

the Trolls

a

his occupation

what

when

doors

the

fish upon as

ked. na-

another

joy

as

was

said,had

he

From

of

of

experience in

he took

that he could

a

Johan

locked

stores, where

the

this

upon

this purpose

Jonkoping through

power

but

he could, in

him, when

upon

his

employment,

for the Trolls.

other

procure

times

many

that

also

related

neither

may

the

man

same

confessor, to whom,

a

stone,

a

rarelyspoke.

mountain,

happened

to

thought

a

the

him

asked

they

farmer

the

had

and

As

dressed

one

of

again

never

that

obliged

was

there

master

was

home,

ought againstme."

the

house

the

gloomy

His

do

home,

none

was

remained

His

in

Trolls!

tongues

or

traveler

horse,for

called

speak

arrived

The

Johan

wicked

nor

black

cunning

you

I'll quietyour

great

they hastened

repeating:

"Pshaw!

They

back

looking

of

the

Trolls.

the merchants pay

would

tribute,and

bankruptcy."

And

IL

so

Johan

Many

invaded

was

them the

in

their

lake,

where

the in

treasures

silver died

lights the

seen

A

the

without

away one,

of

he the

way

had

heard

dug

up

on

looking

wealth.

a

home

he

the met

it, and

Thursday

back

Betaking

getting

of

possession

undisputed

cans

one

his

or

himself out

after

the

of

a

good to

the

another

evil

an

that

the

and word

of

as

carried to

the

his

any

owner

place, he

mountain, of

man

treasures

evening

as

two

where

place

knowing of

to

treasure.

uttering

himself

death,

that

sign the

given

was

the

over

appropriated

after

Shortly

cans.

sure

their

buried

who

farmer

following

a

hid

place

opportunity

evening

already regarded

in the

if

two

the

of

reached.

be

the

into

moved

outlet

not

can

rich

a

in

hidden,

cottager

acquire earth"

was

fish

has

it

the

of

no

every

dragon

poor

may

that

lay

treasures

sunk

time, though

driving

near

it

Immediately

up.

spirit or

touch,

that

Kalfhagsberg

were

each lies

there

lake

cealed con-

they

all

when

residents

suddenly

them

dig

deep

lie for

poles

now

other

the

at so

at

it

so

and

together

kettle, which

will

it with

it is

When

he

and

to-day

until

den Swe-

Stenbrohult

of

people

jewelry

when

time

a

Mockeln.

Meantime, away

the

copper

Lake

touched

nets.

further

his

of

it lies

have

many

large

a

at

ago,

and

money

bottom

There

years

by enemies,

their

gathered

to

of

hundreds

but

ceeded suc-

on

neighbors

70

SMALAND.

who

asked

well

that

that less

where the

what

than

by with

old

off

the

the in

and

man

and

same

the

the

fruitless.

had

be

his

But

wayside good

"

a

dared

saluted,

he

When

only

old

man

pair

to

of

compelled

little

to

go

was

ing passthe

Hereupon but

a

old

who

priest, he

father,"

pick

therefore,

the

as

and

nothing

was,

him

against

stopped a

was

evening, tripped

he

he

longer,

no

this,

was

neighbor."

quiet

"good

in

met

greeted

evening,

instant

stead

and

keep

he

knew

man

neighbors and

finally

old

hand

a

transformed,

spirits

the

The

been.

spirits to

quiet.

cans.

their

evil

had

appeared

stubbornly stood

he

took

in

root

them

his

return, and

at

dropped there

up

birch-bark

home,

hat

lay boxes,

his

mission

Many

years

ago there lived in Gullb-

jersa family of peasants, who had the only child she was daughter,Elsa. As she was *

An

old

Gotland

Journal,

elaborated

etc.,

the names

are

legend, by Madame by C. J.

Bergman.

D.

Hop

given the fingers. ri

Kindstrand, O'

My

and

Thumb,

in

the

Lick

a

Family' the

Pot,

^

GOTLAND.

much

adored, and

her

her slightest wish. anticipate

to

been to

confirmed and

sew,

she also

in every

parents sought to the

sent

was

city

As

soon

and

manners

she

as

cityto

way had

learn how But

customs.

in the to

cityshe acquiredlittleother knowledge than how adorn and to scorn housework and manual herself,

labor. When of

an

she

industrious

Gunner,

and

In the

honorable

young

months

many

and

with

in activity

from

when

bed

"

Dear

had

get back "

the

by they

gone

the

she

but pleasure,

was

her many

household

gan be-

soon

duties.

there

Early life

was

Gunner's the

yard. Elsa had hardly risen servant, Olle,sprang in and said :

mistress,get ready

going to

love

farmer, named

morning, shortly before Christmas,

one

the

won

wife.

beginningall

to weary

are

and

before

and

man

were

twenty years old she

was

woods,

and

we

haversacks,for

our

must

be off if

we

we

are

to

one

of

before

evening." mother, the leaven

Dear

is working,"called

aand if you will come out now we girls, than usuallygood bread." will have more The butcher,Zarkis,who had already stuck a large hog and several small pigs,had juststepped in to get the accustomed old Brita came rushing dram, when ner, Gunfor candle wicks. after material Lastly came servant

out

of

patiencebecause

the

servant

had

not

yet

started for the woods. "

My

departed mother,''said he, with

nestness, ear-

always preparedeverythingthe nightbefore people were expected to go to work early in the "

when

kindly

73

GOTLAND.

I

morning, and But

Elsa.

only

now

yards of

few

a

requested you

forget the loom,

do not

it will not

and

have

to allow

do

holidays." Now, wholly out kitchen

of the

out

the door

herself

upon

!"

No

"

shrieked

drudgery. make

a

thus ?

Who

Oh, unhappy

comfort

and

"I

stood

she.

"

have

a

white-haired

his head.

"

Do

thought that

rage

the her

loom

and

to

Gunner

wear

cast

no

life out

who

one

this

would

my

voice, and

with

not

a

can

help

before

her

?"

solemn

man

in

longerendure

no

of me,

creature

poor

I will

Is there

me!

can," replied a a

upon

sofa.

the

over

which

in

are

be woven,

rushed

furiouslybehind

housewife

common

; there

remaining to

house

a

could

likewise,

it to lie in the way

the

to

dear

my

Elsa patience,

of

stood, slammed

weeping

cloth

do

to

broad-brimmed

hat

be alarmed," continued

he, I

a

"

help for which you have just called Old Man wished. I am Hoberg. I know your familyto the tenth and eleventh generations. Your bade me stand godfatherto his first born. first ancestor I could not be present at the christening, but I gave a suitable godfather's present,for I would by no means profferyou

to

came

and but

blessingfor

laziness. the

Your

prideand

help you,

silver I then

The

be the meanest. a

the

for you

no

one, for

family long

laziness remain are

at heart

it

begot only pride

ago ;

good

nately unfortu-

was

gave

lost the

nevertheless and

riches, I will

honest.

"You

complain at the life of drudgery you are he, after a short silence; compelled to lead," continued "

this

comes

from

your

being

unaccustomed

to

work.

74

GOTLAND.

I shall

but

be at your

give you

obedient

ten

serve bidding and faithfully

undertakings." Whereupon ten

comical

put

the

"

here your

Elsa's

"

extended

"

Hop

O'

"

Lick

the Pot,

"

Long Pole,

"

Heart

"

Little Peter

My

in

and

out

began

to

her

;

whereupon

Hand,

the old

even

wife sat

and

hand

man.

Thumb,

man

had

a

"

and

courage,

vanished

into

had

disappeared. staringat her hands,

long time she experienceda wonderful I sit and dream," she burst

cheerfulness

the old

Funny Man" your places."

all of you, to

young

Here

cloak, and

:

and fingers,

soon

his

commanded fingers,"

instant the little servants

an

The but

said

man

Away,

In

in all your

in order.

Tremblingly,Elsa the old

hopped

shall

you

shook

he

little creatures

room

Keach

"

servants, who

desire to work. forth with

unusual

it is alreadyseven

o'clock

And Elsa hastened waitingfor me." the occupations of her servants. out to superintend Not for that day alone, but for all time thereafter much Elsa entered into her duties with as pleasureas No one she would formerly have found in a dance. had what at the knew happened, but all marveled sudden change. None was, however, more pleasedand while

outside all

satisfied than was

now

a

are

the young

wife

and neccessity,

thereafter

herself,for whom

under

whose

hands

flourished,bringing wealth

to the young

couple.

and

work thing every-

piness hap-

night

One in

hut

a

shores

of

while

they

who

him

to

of

fun

of

the

hand, not

That the

and

same

room,

opened

again,

a

The door

young

and more

boasted

seized

by

the

bravery,

thedoor,

than

witnessed

which

closed

him

his

comrades

by

any

desire

visitor.

softly after 75

hand. in door

the

with

arm,

the

hand,

drawn

he

sleepers. the

bed, approached

of

strange

by

down

them,

over

his

outstretched

fear

the

in

from

arose

the

with comrades

reached

hand,

proffered

woman's

white

plump,

a

with

made

he

present

themselves

laid

related

woman

been

the

grasp

arrival

late

man

to

had

he

married

they

beautiful

a

by

to

newly

night before,

if

they

the

beautiful

most

that

when

and

and

take

to

neglected

evening

feigned

and

When

the

of

boasted

have

a

was

added

was

Lummelund.

afraid

being

number

courageous

adventure

their

visitor

destruction,

their

young, in

the

through

presence.

day

Kinnar,

their

would

a

her

in

their

that

dew-

white,

a

saw

and

bed,

to

gone

reaching

their

sought

following

from

man

hand

of

coming

they

awake,

northwest

the

on

had

they

understood

well

unconsciousness

the

After

woman's

They

The

fishing village

a

yet

were

nymph,

sea

by

selves them-

quartered

fishermen

of

island.

an

besprinkled door.

number

a

impelled, scoffing

for

a

haps, per-

at

closer

Immediately

his quaintance ac-

his

noiselessly out through him.

They

thought

he

76

GOTLAND.

would

return

he did not and

when

they set

appear, the

near

bui

soon,

search

morning approached in

out

search but

pursued,

was

of

him.

without

and Far

success.

His

disappearancewas complete. Three years passed and nothing had been heard of the missingman. His young had mourned wife, who him all this time as dead, was finallypersuaded to another. On the evening of the wedding day, marry while the mirth was at its highest, a stranger entered the

cottage. U pon closer observ

ation

of the

some

guests

thought they recognizedthe bride's former husband. The utmost followed. surpriseand commotion In answer of those present as to where to the inquiries he

came

was

a

from

when

and

where

he had

sea

nymph

whose

hand

he

left the

been, he related that he

fisherman's

had

hut ; and

dragged by her down into the sea. he forgot his wife,parents, and all him

until the

exclaimed

"

:

There

Then

evening." with

morning

anxiety,he

up

to

he

arrived

he he

see-

his his

and

came

will be

his

The

of the

days

day, when dustingout

at

the

saw

as

sea

nymph repliedin

a

later died.

by

nymph

sea

this

it is my

who

wife

he

her adorned

should with

not

him

to

come

when

When

enter.

garland and

resist the away

desire half

is

the affirmative.

bride,stipulatingthat

tempest and took house, whereupon the man

came

was

in Kinnar

Then

"

house

he

loved

was

;

a

night

pearly halls

the

she allowed urgent request,. wife

that

In her that

that

immediately returned,and,

not could, nevertheless,

Then

a

senses

asked

to be the bride ? "

At

of that

taken

it

crown

to

the

fell sick and

enter.

roof three

A the

of

name

mending

Hans,

he

whereupon

neighbor's surprise

"

Who

"

A

the

face

to

cut

sitting

buried Hans

bands,

them

in

what

broke

stump,

a

hands. out

a

his

was

upon his

in

It

for

twigs

thicket,

man

replied

wanderer,"

His

:

the

old

without

man

lifting

have

long

been

you

?"

wanderer

a

inquired

peasant. Three

Still

more

Is it not

"

It

"

has

!"

astonished,

the

hard

I love

Very

well,

a

wing,

and

Hans

In

the even

not

into

Gotland move

old

the

a

man

:

"

replied

the

old

Hans.

uttered from

had

a

than

wild

vanished

he

whether

is

his did

asked

again

me,"

to

man.

had

the

bird so

peasant

startled

suddenly

sunk

into

the

to

that earth

air.

Bysa

around

perjury

that

say

?

said

then," words

like

the

thus

old

woods."

the

sound

the

peasant

hard

so

on

go

were

could

gone

the

answered

travel

been

"for

heard

to

never

Hardly

*

years

hundred

"

man,

that

in

you?"

are

How

u

on

by

head. "

or

fence

the

uncontrollable,

astonishment

his

his

forward,

bowed

the

old

an

Gothem,

meadows.

two

willow

more

Entering

seeing

of

spring day, employed

over

sprang

grove.

at

few

a

parish

divided

which

required

he

chanced

the

one

was,

fence

a

in

Svalings,

of

peasant

not

the

deter

of

spirit

possessions,

or

him

from 77

one was

who so

in

covetous

acquiring

life

was

of

property

continually worldly

goods

unjustly,,

villageof Wi, in the parishof Kalla,lies a largestone called Sekiel's Stone,after a giantess, Sekiel, have lived in Borgehaga, in the parish North

who of

is said

Hogo. giantesshad Beard, giant named

The to

to

of the

a

Ryssby

same

on

the

Smaland

a

and

side 78

who sister,

was

lived in the of

the

sound.

married

parishof

OLAND.

That

bridge

stone

The

she

which

stones

reaching

The

giantess she

when

she

apron from

a

herself

to

rest

has

which

resting

journey, when

nas

a

bolt

had had

but

of

the

of

she

it

the

her

large

grave-mound

apron,

also

began

to

build,

of

the

in

the

an

but

her

pain,

arrow

she

Sekiel

mentioned

sea.

in

stones

with

body by

depression

sat

Stone,

top, marking

the

took

her

giantess. recovered

to

lightning.

from

the

load

she

Skag-

into

the

she

proceeded

began

finally, called

now

of

out

first

before

load

mile

a

Overcome

shallow

a

spot

When

upon

her

upon

until,

land

side

through

bow.

peasant's

a

from

great

a

sea,

of

her

shot

was

the

of

Oland

with

came

with

point

the

on

first

began

came

quarter

a

build build

to

one

was

Gland.

into

cast

it

should

they the

from

she

that

completed

ganas,

that

Smaland

of

day

Every

had

other

giantess

work.

by

the

oftener

other

Kalmarsound,

over

shore,

Ryssby

sisters

the

between

agreed

each

visit

might

they

79

on

her

they

Persnas

she

and

storm,

there

and

further

no

With

again

fall lie

hills.

than

was

the

to-day,

up to

struck stones

Persdead

slipped

forming

the

ft

of

Boxing

Upon there

the estate of

lived,many

Hellerup,in

years

ago,

the

parishof Ljungby.

gentleman of rank, who for her gentlenessas well a

daughter renowned for her beauty and as intelligence. in her bed, watching One night,while lying awake the moonbeams floor,her dancing upon her chamber door was opened and a little fairy,clad in a gray jacket and red cap, tripped lightly in and toward had

her

a

bed. ""

Do

not

be

afraid, graciouslady ! 80

"

said

he, and

HAL

looked

her in the eye ask

to

come

favor

a

LAND.

in

friendlymanner.

a

from

81

the young

if lean," answered Willingly, from her fear. began to recover

Oh

mine

! it will not

have,

for many

old

the

by the dripping of water

upon

never

dry "

the in

That

tank

water

leaky,so that

and

the

years, lived under

kitchen,justwhere become

said difficult,"

be

I have

you."

"

"

"

floor,which

lady,who

fairy.

"

I and

the floor in the

stands, which

has

annoyed continually water, and the maids spill dripsthrough,so that it is are

we

home."

our

shall be

to

seen

in the

morning," promised

lady,and the fairy,making an elegantbow, disappeared he came, as as noiselessly The next day, at the girl'srequest, the cask was fested. manisoon moved, and the gratitudeof the fairies was thereafter Never was a glass or plate broken, and if the servants had work to do that requiredearly they were always awake at the appointed hour. rising, the

Some

time

later

the

fairyagain

stood

the young

at

lady'sbedside. "

Now

I have

another

request which, in your

will

"

What

not certainly is it,then ? asked

"

That

you

you

refuse

"

stand

will at

honor

the

to

grant."

the young

me

and

lady. house,

my

christening of

osity, gener-

and

night to-

newly-born

my

daughter." The

her rooms

young

unknown

which

until she

and

lady arose conductor she

had

came finally

never

clad

and herself,

through many before

been

to the kitchen.

followed

passages

existed,

aware

Here

and

she

found

82

a

HALLAND.

of small

host

folk

little child

the

and

priestand father,whereupon baptized in the usual Christian

was

manner.

"When

the

lady

young

about

was

to

the

go

fairy

in her apron. begged permission to put a memento Though what she received looked like a stick some shavings,she appeared very thankful, and

again through the winding passages

conducted

her

was

back

to

room.

Just "

and

If

the

as

should

we

in mind

well esteem

you

laugh

at

fairystood ready to leave her,he said : meet again,and that is probable,bear to

laugh at

rne

for your

modesty

and

not

us,

shall

we

"With these words "When

he

never

purest gold and before

found

fire,she

the

been

finest

in the

For

many and

kitchen

ashes

made

weeks bridal

there

At

her

sleep,

to

maid

went

to

jewelry of the

such

as

had

never

chamber.

through the day. length the wedding

about

was

for

day

a

great

was

bustle

to

of pomp

in the

During the day all was kitchen,but through the

quiet under the floor in the night one who sleptlightlycould work

down

woman

young

were preparations splendor.

and

again."

seen.

and

marry,

if you

threw

woman

workmanship,

years later the

Some

We

room.

presentinto the stove and laid herself the and the followingmorning, when build

other

each

the young

gone

of mine.

any

goodness,but

see

he left the

had

or

hear

the

sounds

of

as

Decked

with

laurels

hour

and

arrived. crown,

the

bride

was

83

HALLAND.

conducted

hall

the

to

During

the

ceremonies

toward

the

fireplace

she

the

saw

everything

and

in

little

a

the

vicinity,

the

but

it

cast

of

for

a

the

like

the

where

hall,

her

the

glance

a

feast.

bride in

conducted

one

and

had

guests

she

fall

fairies

a

over

received, the

Instantly have

the

again

the

of

she

seen

was

that

The

groom bride-

goddaughter,

same

manner

going

on

the

the

saw

who

as

acting

burst

and

a

from

not

the

ing, even-

feast, waiter

of into

out

Hellerup.

could

in

as

Unmindful

their

in

bridal

strange

Avas

twig.

at

bride

Later

fireplace.

vanished,

scene

been

what

saw

observed

was

from

eyes

when

fairies

to

corner

and

fairy

was

of

her

take

she

the

gathered.

were

hall.

None

saw

in

guests

chanced

she

gathered

faries

was

the

Avhere

the

hearty that

she

ble stum-

caution

laugh. time

no

the

During Albrecht

of

encamped

while

Laholm,

in the

to

the

morning

precaution

to

Mountain

to

set

she

While message,

informing

had

seen

been

in

"There

is

and

Queen, In

a

short

their

people

Woods "

give

Now,

against The

the

made

use

the

Queen's

there

came

a

knights

the

at

for

a

said

all

is related

in

for

against Tjarby.

Queen, the

had

Elstorps

God

battle, but

hard

forming in-

her

occasion

no

that

at

marched

commanded

moving

the

brought,

knights

was

came

and

altar.

was

Queen

the

courageous

hundred

a

yet there

alive

the

and

head

will

springing of

her

riors war-

enemy.

had,

enemy

as

message

she

custom

took

unattended

message

but

victory," horse,

but

so-called

said

prayers

many

children,

my

the

her

upon

as

be

north

camped

her

was

devotions few

a

another

a

to

her

danger,"

appearance,

seemed

us

in

her

time

Finally

mile

were

as

the

upon

that

no

that

had

danger.

keep still,that

to

alarm.

yet

counter en-

people

half

a

an

vicinity.

continued

her made

of

her

the

Queen's

Tjarb^y Church,

buried

was

The

went,

guard her

warn

armies

and

Church.

in a

had

two

adherents

Queen

prayers

Margarita

Tjarby,

Prince's

Weinge

morning

of

plains

the

of

vicinity

One

Halland.

the

upon

Queen

the

Mecklenburg

Southern

in

of

between

war

of

as

stratagem, M

for

the each

story man

beth, of Mac-

carried

85

HALLAND.

him

before

him

In

gratitude

Tjarby, man's

gained

and

and

head

God,

to

since

have

that

grown

to

brilliant

a

she

day in

Elstorps

the

upon

the

witted out-

queen

victory. the

rebuilt

no

come

But

surprise.

by

attendants

queen's

thinking

bush,

green

a

birches Woods.

old

higher

church than

of

a

of It

is

gloomy

probable

and

that

^olftarefl'sOEift there

uninvitingthan

are

certain

few

places more partsof the parish

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"ALLAN1X

Sibbarp,in

of

a

cover

brown

Province

the

of

Halland.

Dark

heaths

good portion of the parish,and from their dull here and surface rises, there, a lonely,cheerless One

mountain. southern

part

of

of

these

the

parish,noted

is Folkared's

of little Trolls and

One

chillyautumn

in Cliff,

old

of

the

as

the ing-place abid-

Pigmies.

day

peasant, going

a

from

Ho-

gared, in Ljungby, to Folkared, in Sibbarp,in order to of the shorten his journey took short cut by way a cliff, reaching which he perceived a Pigmy about upon the size of a

"Where the "

seven

or

eightyears old,sitting upon

crying.

stone

by

child

a

home?"

is your

seeming

of

distress

the

the

sobbed

Here,"

asked

the

peasant, moved

little fellow.

Pigmy,

pointing

to

the

mountain. "

How

long in

peasant

Six hundred

"

Six

to

be

to

Oh

"here ? "

questioned the

years."

hundred

deserve

lived

you

surprise.

"

"

have

years

whipped "

cry.

I

You

lie,you rascal,and

you

for it." ing me," pleaded the Pigmy, continu-

strike

! do not

!

have

had

of

enough

blows

already

to-day." "

have

Who

received

you

them

from

up

that you

?

"

asked

the

peasant. "

From

"

What

punished? "

Oh, I

my

father."

capers

did

you

cut

were

thus

"

was

set

to

watch

my

old

grandfather and

88

HALLAND.

I

when

himself

chanced

crash

had

he

in

the

my

back

he

fell

and

hurt

floor."

met.

himself.

defend

turn

then

peasant

person to

the

upon

The

to

mountain,

what

understood

and

his

grasping

But

instantly and

the

pigmy

he

character

dirk

heard

had

he

of

prepared an

vanished.

awful

the

During Denmark, Skane with

number

a

into

plundering and

the

to

course

At

scythes

as

the

and

to

brothers

their

the sacked, ran-

continued

their

in

their

on

view.

the

the

on

his

axes,

which,

gun, knew

they

road,

sessed, pos-

Boghult,

forces,

the

in

remained

well

the

expected

were

others

the

from

hunters,

out

than

had

these

and

far

hours'

and

of

They

weapons

brothers

number

a

them.

stationing

while

into

laughter

been

Tonnersjo,

other

freebooters

mounted

came

usual,

after

had

rest

of

two,

woods

the

many

horseman,

from

as

number,

oppose

no

Each

In

which

to

only

placed

were

distance

horse,

;

handle.

After

with

gone

way,

Hishult

parish

part,

the

appearance,

some

of

most

in

from

their

the

;

gathered

armed.

residents

how

the

sticks

better

were

in

had

for

in

Skane

to

had

A

houses

XII.

north.

Boghult,

peasants

marked

murder.

other

Charles

freebooters

and

and

back

went

under

war

of

Halland,

parsonage

of

bloody

two

tion direcmake

to

in

a

body

rear.

waiting a

ragged,

a

rough-coated

From

his

rear

merry-making

of

sorry-looking saddleless

and

the

came

the

sounds

approaching

horde.

*

were

on

When found

facts.

ths in

robber's

grave

it, strengthening

was

the

opened, supposition

in

the that

year

the

1870,

human

legend

is

bones

founded

90

HALLAND.

Look

"

they

here

sharp

!

They

have

"

!

come

said

of

one

the

brothers.

See

"

other,

!

he

as

Hold

"

than

!

on

Alarmed

the

up

their

to

the

of

freebooters

a

to

This

heap mark

of

the

pile grave.

of

a

result, in

the

peasants

had

disappeared.

stones

"

the

said

is

and

surer

These

thief."

the

man horse-

the

of

out

to

the

retreated

nothing

following

They

their

was

and

rear,

set

which

brothers

two

the

the

grave

gun

report,

The

enemy.

stones

My

"

of

loud

!

eye.

first,

care

horse

seat.

support

of

bravest

upon

his

the

at

heard

the

by

from

his

to

the

take

me

father's

gun

whispered

followed

tumbled

was

"

Let

were

hastily

his

brought

yours.

words

stolen

day

further

of

some

but

reconnoiter, however,

came,

marauders

had

thrown

companion. ever

after

called

the

booter's free-

diaut

jpcatden

In the mountain is located

that he in

in

the

there

lived,in

with

all the in

of

in

Boraserod, which

parish of Svarteborg,

ancient

days, a giant.

As

peared giant people,he has disapof Christianity. Some say

since the

coming

died,but

others believe

that

Norway, where giants betook bells. by the church 91

he moved

themselves

to

Dovre,

when

turbed dis-

92

BOHUSLAN.

However,

which

mountain

the with venture

once

her

his mind. her

for

of

a

No

a

there

one

drive

few

peasant

young

the

in

in with-

vaults

are

has, however,

this treasure, and

never

the

hollow

a

giant'sdoor," and

daughter,so

could

Among

was

the

do giants,blessings

gianthad

saw

"

it is believed

search

property

to-day

even

giant'sgold. to

This

is

is called

mountain, the

with

there

filled dared

luckily,for

not

go.

beautiful

that he who

thoughtsof

whose

fortune

from

the

her from

it was

to

of

estate

see

Rom,

When he was one adjacentto the mountain. day out searchingfor the horses,which had gone astray, he the wonderfully beautiful maiden, suddenly came upon the side of

sitting upon playingon The

her

father had no

the

to

be

shrubbery,until

him

than

was

he her

between

charms she

understanding who of

Troll,"or

a

it was,

not

that

her

and thinking it was riches,

for many

others

to

giant family,approached her, under

knife

sunshine,

easilyfrightened,knowing

him

for

worse

once

abundance

an

in the

mountain,

harp.

peasant at

of the kind

the

was

and

quitenear, the

others

obliged,whether

or

not

the

he threw and

mountain,

of the

of

cover

when

into

marry

"

as

his stee]

supernaturalfamily, she

would,

follow

to

to his home.

In the

evening,when

he started out

in search

the of

giant missed

her, and

his

daughter,

in his search

came

to Rom.

Through and, when his

the walls he heard

he had

the

snores

lifted the roof off the

daughter sleepingin

the

arms

of two

persons,

cottage,he

of the young

saw

swain.

93

BOHUSLAN.

Are

"

to this ? "

come

that

the

drink and

"

!"

then

can

all your

it,then

"

give me

much

as

shall offspring

Has

; but

place before

I will have

powerful,otherwise

hissed.

he

be

So

shall take

wedding

I want

as

he.

added

If you

moon.

new

whelp

there,you

you

be

it

mand I de-

the next food

and rich

made

do with

nothing to

you." hastilymade by the young man's Preparationswere parents for the wedding, and neighbors and relations and

far

from

came

likelyto

great number to have

the

but

the

before

freshet that it seemed to

The

wife,went a

to

large slab giant

the

boulders

the

in her

bridge which

When

and

stone

carried

The

stone

of

the bridal

him

such

the bridal

four

mitten.

boulders his arm,

And

day

pair came

a

great

carriage Barby.

Duigle and and, with his emergency, Berffendalen,and fetched

thus

to

the

they

built

the creek.

from

the

and

church

seated

creek.

his wife

and

spans

banquet hall,the giant appeared the table with

came

of Tosse ;

between

slab under

to this

determined

was

in the Church

wedding there

creek

provisions.A

present,it

equal to the Ilolmasar,in

giant was

with

for impossible

the swollen

cross

be

performed

the ceremony

day

laden

near,

the

to the

himself

at

the rest of the

guests. Although the bridal couple did all possibleto find enough to eat,the giant declared when he left the

table that

he

half of the

was

and therefore only only half satisfied,

ing familyshould become great people. Wishto give the bride a becoming bridal present, he cast silver upon sack of gold and the floor, which the a couple was to have if the son-in law could carry it up

94

to

BOHUSLAN.

the

the Stealthily,

loft.

drink

which his

upon of the

made

him

Thus

room.

of

the

her

husband

he threw

the

wedded

it out

pair became

with

treasure

which

a

sack

surpriseof all,carried

newly

abundant

an

that

strong

so

to the

back, and,

bride gave

sessors pos-

begin

to

life. For

time

some

happiness,but

he

the

the shoe do

not

was

he

and

the

her

he addressed "

abuse "

have

Why from

said the

indulgent in cross

word

but

one

When that

It would

without

first

a

placing re-

difficulty.He

swear.

required size. and

the

if it

Her

alarm.

shoe were

husband

Finally

:

who

are

so

strong, submitted

to

?" the

that

the

large ; whereupon

too

was

astonishment

you,

me

Because

From

in

her

upon

that

feet.

nothing, but quietlytaking

lead, reducing it to looked

before;

journey

and

to scold

pass

hands, squeezed it together as

"her

between

that

be irritable

to

he observed

was

and

theless, continued, never-

wagon

a

plenty

long journey.

a

Here, however,

wife said

The

such

on

She

in

a

of the hind

one

only, and

began again

on

to the

from

such

patient as

to start

shoe.

shoe

one

mild

gone

the

had

to his wife.

venture

to

to finally,

hitched

was

began

whip

about

was

horse

a

be

to

day

husband

It came,

took

husband

couple lived

young

the

soon

abusive.

and

the

wife

should

mildly giantess, hour

the

from

the

man

region,and his mouth.

submissive

be

and

was

never

the

to her

band," hus-

pleasantly. most patient and

again

was

heard

a

GHostel's

of

South

is

which

there

of the

people, as long time

A went

upon

After

the

seen

had

vessel

should

go

When

the

strand

on

was

days.

many

ship's crew

the

shelter

be

might

was

found

they

some

land

hero.

our

there

logs, endeavoring

of

fire

a

the

ashore

went

for

sea

upon

that

hope who

the

of

some

cruise.

whaling

a

burn

reached

was

sitting by

man

the

those

among

lips

Safve

of

parish

about

to

that in

and

tossed

continued

ashore,

found,

the

ship,

been

determined

was

the

still living upon

day sighted,and

one

was

lies

Altar, concerning

from

man

a

mountains,

:

Hollandish

fire which

a

It

follows ago

a

land

time,

old tradition

an

the

among

Gloshed's

called

rock

shattered

a

Church,

Thorsby

old

an

to

warm

himself. u

Where

"

From

"

But

"

In

"

did

where

Do

"

I

*In

leaving

he

in

Thorsby

answered.

?"

indeed!" you

have

where

often

passed it,as

those

and

their

settled

regions,

former

in

the

the

in Dalland

North

upon

Sea,

the

belief Dovre that

and

home. 95

lies?"

Mountain

Ulfve

know

BohuslSnd

island about

hero.

our

parish of Safve,"

in the

man.

sailors.

?" to

born

you

acquainted

you

"Yes, "

were

Hisingen,

Are

the

!" answered

Holland

old

the

?" asked

from

come

you

road

is quite in

general

Norway,

travelers

Goteborg

from

or

are

that upon

eagerly

the some

giants, inhabited un-

96

BOHUSLAN.

to Marstrand

Hisingen and through Thorsby

over

goes

there."

past

Do

"

the

large

asked

Yes, except

"

old

the

and

stones

hills

stone, which, if I remember

one

bad

is too

Altar

rectly, cor-

Hisinger.

do

where

know

you

sound

it remain

the

point," said

that

"Upon

But

!

does

is,and

turbed?" undis-

man.

is topplingover/' said the "That

remain

hed's Glos-

?"

sailor,"I

have

If you

will say

no

knowledge/' who

those

they shall foot

of your

:

live in

Thorsby

and

stones

shall have

Altar, you

Hisinger promised to

arrived

elevations

at the

take

fair winds

and

home, whereupon

he

he, livingso

far

hoiv

asked

relations

"

buried

are

Altar

Gloshed's

we

at

Ulfve

wont

were

to

the old

about

knowing

the

how, in the

fulfillment he

soon

parish.

of his

became

when man

is Thore

his so

Brock,

Mountain, do

was

banished.

homage

gods and to make our offerings/' Hereupon they separated. from the man "When Hisinger returned

farmers

of

for the rest

Thorsby,

from

my

went

care

the message

deliver

and

u

that

all,to

there. acquaintedwith matters I'll tell you," said he, name my time lived there, but was I at one

well

to

Torrebracka

and

above

and,

Mount,

"

voyage."

The

name,

continued

destroy the

Ulfve

of

Gloshed's

he

now

not

man

old

Finallythe

All and to

home

at our

he

promise,and, without of the principal one

ritlat

In

the

found

parish

of

with

service

their

sides, whiling of

kings and If

"

"

go

one

did

not

of

her

Trolls

she

Time

found

for many

night

which

the

handsome The made

master's

it would

a

of

and

gone, on

story. sister

younger had

disappeared.

careful

without

could

trace

Finally

but

not

search

least

the

discovered.

sweetheart,

they

that," replied

the

equally poor

think

of marrying

years.

in her

sleep she dreamed

bedside, and

at her

your

bed

Trolls

and

Make

remonstrated when

you,

her

being

herself,wherefore

"

hear

his

to

away

day.

one

danger

Avent

whereabouts

sister stood

she

much

the

later

reveal.

One

me

carry

continued

where

knew

yet

ain mount-

relatinglegends

wickedly,"

so

might

is not

remaining sister with

in

the

on

the

you."

days

Some

No

The

speaker, and

the first

through

flocks

master's

talk

not

! there

Oh

"

All

younger,

Do

with

hard

farmer.

once

princesses. the

gilded palace,"said "Hush!

poor

prince would

some

sisters

two

their time

away

abducted

only

the elder.

rich

a

they herded

summer

Nasinge,

said

absent

:

night

to-morrow

her

that

I shall pass, and

in the

barn, past

I will

give

you

a

dower." next

night

her barn.

when

bed, The

as

barn

the her

girl drove sister

door 97

she

had

her

flocks

home

directed, in her

left open,

and, laying

BOHUSLAN.

herself

to

awake

keep

sister,

heard

a

horses'

that

lost

a

was

asleep,

threw

girl

a

into

ring

the

deposited

lap. her

her

road

at

around

of

and

the

the

barn

which

door,

fell

the

she

work

day's

her

saw

Hastily

head,

after

the

front

the

at

watcher's

with

and

up

the

in

purse

Soon

glistened

reached

under

wearied

ride

sparks

they

endeavoring

hoofs,

Troll,

a

night, come.

of

sound

the

When

feet.

with

the

the

should

sister

by

speed

into

out

her

accompanied

such

the

until

she

midnight

looked

she

down,

ure treas-

was

and

soon

of

night

watching. The

day,

next

what

gift, with

pure

gold

purchased the

bans

celebrated.

a

were

was

coins.

splendid published

her

examining

upon her

astonishment

to

the

Before

farm,

and, and

a

strangely

had

sun

as

may

wedding

be

quired ac-

find

it

filled

set

she

had

presumed,

immediately

flattieHat.' tiful extremityof the beauvalley of Espelund,in the parishof Mo, there rises a woodthe

At

*The

belief

invisible,and in Northern

that

another

giants have that

Scandinavia.

reveals

the wearer of which renders hats, one things otherwise invisible,is widespread

two

99

100

BOHUSLAN.

covered

known

mountain

the distance

Bergasa Mountain,

as

looking like

the frowning precipices, fortified to

have

called

fourth

sides presenting

(and southern)

is said by a large wall of boulders, which surrounded, in former times, a king'scastle,

Grimslott.

Here,

in times

crafty,and

lived

by,

gone

He

Grim.

named

and

; three

giant cone

a

from

was,

like the

robbed

mankind

mountain

a

of his

rest

of

king

kind, ugly

whatever

fell in

his way. he had

this purpose

For

hat, and

called the Dulde

king put

it

invisible ; and

became

was

his head

on

two so

that

wearer

endowed

that when

other

and

his

all

before

were

was

the

companions

called the

was

making

hat, Avhich possesseda power visible to the

of which

he

both the

hats,one

Halde

thingsplainly

invisible.

happened, during these days, that a farmer of vited Grimland, preparing a wedding for his daughter, inIt

guests from however, did

at

hat

his

by at home

head,

all his

the

to

set

the

latter

apparently took

mountain

out

to

fense of-

no

wedding day, puttinghis

Dulde

lowed wedding feast,fol-

the

the queen,

who

left

was

the castle.

brought

was

the

great

understand

where

not

young

peasant suspectedthe

springingupon

themselves

sat

in

vanished,

astonishment

could

of it,and,

king, he

know

wedding guests

everythingthat drink,

the

tending, Pre-

far to the festivities.

people,except

to watch

When

to

The

this,but, on

upon

and

not

invite him.

not

and

near

a

it Trolls

of

at table

both

all,as

food

they

disappeared; but were

horse, rode

a

at the bottom

straightwayto

131

BOHUSLAW.

Borgasa

beautiful

so

queen, rider

how

the

On

Mountain.

and

things

who

fine,

going

were

mountain of

inquired

the

at

the

stood

steps

the

feast

wedding

in

Grimland.

"

That

in

cellar

where

sends Halde

is

be

may

the

wine

and

it.

Now,

your

that

requests

he.

answered

sour,"

find

can

and

he

that

oil hidden

one

no

greeting,

hat,

the has

farmer

stingy

the

and

is salt

food

The

"

able

give

you find

to

meat

band husthe

me

its

hiding-

place." Without

hat, the

at

sa\v

the

among

fast

brought

as

Stab to

as

slash his

followers.

castle

upon

the

The

I

others stab

and

From

Borgasa

cut

the

around

example

to

and

slew that Mountain

do

back

drew

his

his

to

hat

the followers

everything

upon

peasant

ed enchant-

donned

and

king seizing

guests,

he

hall,

the

hastened

peasant

young

mountain

in.

the

commanded "

the

once

him

gave

queen

Entering

sitting

his

the

whereupon

festivities.

and

the

mistrust

sword,

as

and

likewise.

as

I

cut,"

cried

The

other

table. the

mountain

time,

so

has

says been

he,

and

guests

king the

and

story,

untenanted.

gan belowed folall

the

One death

of

cargo

was

the

made

The

the

to

the of

Michael

Hesinclosed

jewel

embellished

by

sent

of

out

German

a

the

half -barbarous

it

sunk

had

days,

been

her,

dered plun-

that

so

she

sight.

that

crime

great

those

in

after

and

scuttled

the

upon

island

had

been

was

He

Klofvedal.

in

pastor

the

and,

crew,

priests

Koch,

unusual

not

was

as

ship's

the

Among

Frederick from

richly

stones,

many

king's spouse.

its cargo,

safely

were

King

a

and

gold

pure

precious

islanders,

murdered

was

and

pearls

princess

of

was

of

one

Among

him

to

costly, however,

most

Tjorn,

Bohuslan.

to

the

valuable

a

ship's cargo

brought

being

were

cradle

with

of

of

coast

the

in

value

containing

costly jewelry, belonging

of

The

sia. a

of

the

after

years

island

the

on

few

a

ship

a

on

islands

of

which

L,

in

wrecked

things

articles

XII.,

Charles

group

other

night,

autumn

stormy

had

did

not

hint

a

of

but, fearing

committed,

inhabitants,

named

one

dare

betray

the

secret.

Some

onejiay

came

to

the

the

whether

the

he

the

did

vessel. not

of was

Koch

know

or

102

disappeared and

parsonage

stick

value, which

plundered

had

ship

to

priest a walking and

of

after

time

great a

beauty

part

accepted did

not

of the care

a

man fisher-

presented of the

manship workcargo

gift, and where

it

BOHUSLAN.

from, took

came

the streets.

it with

When,

two

him,

it upon displaying

later,he

the

and

day accidentallysaw

one

often

years

representativeto

as

103

to Stockholm,

went

Frederick

Diet, King

recognizedit as

his property.

The

his, priest,however, asserted that it was and rightfully acquired. But the king could not be hollow deceived,and opening a heretofore concealed in the

therefrom

took

roll of

gold coins. This action attracted attention and aroused anew suspicion that the ship had been plundered. It was not thought that Koch had in it,but, on hand the assumption a that he knew something about it which he ought to have revealed,and that he was trying to conceal the deed, he was escorted from Stockholm. cane,

Meantime led to a

further

findingthat

peasant

discoveries

the

in Stordal.

a

gold

cradle

the

At

until

made,

were was

in

they

possessionof soldiers

king'scommand,

dispatchedto Tjorn to arrest the criminals and, possibty,find the jewel. But the command was mation not kept so secret that the peasant did not get an intiof what was coming, whereupon he hastened to Under bury the cradle in Stordal Heath. guidance of tions, a policeofficer the search was prosecutedin all direcat

were

once

but

when

of their

the

soldiers could

search,they

left the

not

ject the ob-

discover

island and

ers the offend-

escaped. Some sick. for the

his the

years later the possessor

When

he found

and priest,

that his

confided

case

to him

booty,and requested that priestshould dig the cradle

as

up

of the cradle was

became

serious

he sent

the whereabouts soon

and

as

he

restore

was

of

dead

it to the

104

BOHUSLAN.

the

sick

little

the

His

digging

his

To

fully be

strength could

not

this

day

was

be

that

somewhere

many

bringing

have

wasted

it

to

light.

reveal

so

near

the

with

concealed

the

as

his

hidden

his

and,

and

soon

hour

dying

to

man

sion. commis-

treasure

the

had,

peasant

hiding

new

exhausted

was

place,

that

his

the

island

ances utter-

understood. of

many

persuaded

found

his

bed,

fulfilling the

vain,

his

As

about

in

Gathering

field

place.

out

endeavored

apparently, but

set

In

the

into

when

departure

from

rose

another

was

found.

be

to

not

priest

his

simplicity.

he

out

in

treasure

dead,

was

his

crept

steps,

taken

priest

strength,

remaining

buried

the

regretted

man

unsteady his

had

Hardly

king.

the

Elenor's

Queen in

much

dwellers

the

time

Stordal

and

on

cradle

golden cow

labor

may and

pastures, in

the

are

hope

of

Many hult,in

ago

years

the

parishof

there

Naf verstad,a child of

birth,which, because could in

heaven, the

wander

night One

of

and

late into the

place

a

left to

and

making

time, just before

patron, and, having much

and

spirit,therefore, was for

rounds, was

illegitimate

burial, or

earth, disturbing the

his

Sunds-

of

christened

not

Christian

whose

uncomfortable

on

sewing

this,was

accorded

be

not

the estate

died,on

the

rest

people

of

the

borhood. neigh-

maker, Christmas, the parish shoedetained work

night,when 105

at

before he

was

the

house

him, he

was

of

a

still

unexpectedly

106

BOHUSLAN.

startled from before "

do

"

For

"

Because

"

Dance

for

said

?" asked I wish

I will

dance

aside."

said

the

spectre.

!" said the shoemaker.

danced

and

soon

appearing

shoemaker.

dance,"

to

the child had

returned

little child

a

Move

?

the

then

away,

by

:

sit there

you

what

When

"

employment

him, which

Why

but

his

said

time

some

it

disappeared,

:

I '11 dance

again, and

light out

your

you." said

"No," But

who "

I

are

live

the

that you

you

here

are

the lower

under

"let

shoemaker,

the in

light alone.

this

of the

stone

manner?"

steps

the

to

porch." "

Who

"

Watch

when

coming, wearing I'll

and

This

it

red

a

the shoemaker. will

you

But

cap.

help

see

mother

my

of

out

me

this,

again."

shoemaker

the

asked

dawns, and

dance

never

?"

there

put you

promised

to

do, and

the

spectre

vanished. The

day

next

estate

who

came,

the

girl from

servant

a

wore

her

upon

ing neighbor-

head

a

red

handkerchief.

Digging in

time

wooden

the

child, turned child

skeleton

tub.

churchyard,

begun

was

The and over

of

under a

child

body the to

the

designated step,

was

found,

that

was

mother,

spectre has danced

the

who

day had

authorities. no

more.

incased

taken

to

and in

a

the

destroyed her Since

then

the

the

Upon

height where in

situated, rose, of

date the

former

story by

our

fortification

as

few

a

ago

so-called

the

said

were

At

the

lived

of

the

be

to

sour

temper.

from

and

in

along

time

he

in

upon

her

the

found word

Stung people

that

that

and

this

to

storm

completed,

to

king

bitter

her

and

castle, she

the

nothing

had

might

a

return

the

vented 107

and

it had

home

it to

and :

was

left

again.

commanded

destruction

herself

Hudta,

castle

her

to

black

his

Ranesborg.

hunt,

raze

viewing

Queen

the

castle

the

After

regretted

to

queen

when

the

to

herself, arrayed

affront, the and

bravery, though

to

at

on

gone

and

bravery

and

arrived

car

for

accepted.

glittering crown,

horse,

thus

he

day, betook

appointed

queen

by

Returning

of the

the

said

known

embassador

another

with

the

rare

for

an

there

estate, in

widely

which

hand,

but

bridal

the

sent

fortress.

Ranesborg,

her

for

also

in

which

path,

Hudt

the

Hudta,

she

fell in love

the

in

late

seen

stately

once

resided

Queen

a

years,

queenly garb When

the

of

Rane

church

the

near

As be

to

were

the

whom

Ranesborg.

wall

a

there, upon

previous betrothal, who,

of

now

at

after

Rane,

by the king's fame

king offering him a

of

beauty,

Enraptured well

traces

remains

Tanum,

wrealth

name

King

time

her

the

is

castle, occupied

a

named

king

bell-tower,

far

not

parish

took

years

times, a

Church

Svarteborg's

the

her

ground. had

smoking

been

ruins

108

BOHUSLAN.

Up

"

the

to

present

hereafter

but

Castle

Black

shall

you

the

backen,

the

queen

came

her

on

laid

then

She

stone.

Meantime

the

and

the

upon

bridal

of

sight they where the to

near

of

one

incident. castle

her the

head

the

wagon

The at

at

and

finest

his

hewn

said

to

mark

when

his

Bohuslan

body

At but

Stenehed,

at

her

he

flight,

to

large

came

bride.

down

a

set

drawing

took

queen's where

is

and

on

murdered

road

and he

intended

monuments

Hudt,

observed

queen,

once

spring.

castle

place,

followers

the

had

malevolent

of

being

water

good

chase,

burning

taken

overtaken

were

the

and,

a

upon

Kopstadbiicken

the

had

her

this

his

from

of

car

clove

he

sword,

the

during

spring,

a

equipments

drink,

At

what

understood

at

Godtakallan

homeward.

hastily

out

and

a

Kopstad-

halted

"

flames

she

horse,

so-called

she

crown

named

Kane,

smoke

her

to

the

to

her

was

Svarteborg"

as

spurs

Kanesborg,

spot.

requested

spring

the

called

known

Tanum,

to

way

and

dismounted

good,

from

away

When

be

been

putting

and, "

galloped

have

you

was

prostrate grave.

marks carried stone

of time

One load

a

of rye,

discovered

grand

can

sell my

rye

the

journey

to

The

mansion

the

"

way. so

a

he I

Maybe

be

spared

Jonkoping,"and, approachingthe door,

was

at

once

opened by

unseen

some

power,

peasant entered.

middle

table

by

where Allaberg,

here," thought he, "and

Upon entering,he the

to

with

for admittance.

door

the

and

dusk

Jonkoping

to

route

en

just at

came a

he knocked

peasant,

lay

found

a

grand

hall.

In

upon

the

golden helmets, grand beyond

the

of the floor stood

twelve

himself in

109

a

largetable

and

110

VEST

of

power

and

description,

in

deep

slumber,

AND.

ERGOTL

scattered

twelve

were

around

the in

knights

room,

glittering

armor.

The

he

but, concluding coming

on,

with

finally twelve

standing

golden

bridle

art

it

heard

No,

"

The he When

he

seen

the shall

and

help

enemies.

out,

not

yet had

Sweden

went

found

bedecked their

on

hoofs,

Is

he of

to

order he

to

hold

took

learn

touched

it time

of

what

by

it

now?"

when

he

another

and

into

that

a

who

he

had

sleep

danger, herself

there when

into

that

against

he the

until

they

as

away.

been

and

mansion,

much

as

hastened

frightened,

found

defend

heard

and

seen

great

some

he

him,

"

knights

twelve in

had "

!

of in

horses

now

out

instead

be

he

steeds, shoes

better

thoroughly

and,

mountain

the

call

came

here,

rye

where

stable,

silver

Hardly

peasant

desired,

and

the

of

made.

answer,

his

ings, surround-

stalls.

one

voice

sell

not

large

a

beautiful

magnificent

getting

of

was

a

to

most

their

Curiosity the

could

trappings

in

stamping

his

contemplated

peasant

will

her

the had

try coun-

awake

foreign

of

of

most

he

crown,

Maria

the

her

by

the

on

why

are

taken

at

on

his

neys jour-

his father's

side,

that

the

said

the

the

Conducting before

him

"Have

you

to

king better

burst

sound

a

out

:

have

you

mood,

struck

! ?"

aunt

my

have

you

dining hall,the

herring'stail

a

with

me."

the

to

dwelling,

"Because

countess.

eat

no

king

combative

a

possessions from

all my

saluted

it is I whom

in such

you

her

enter

to

once

Astounded,

ear.

"Why?"

the

aunt

of the

use

of

one

upon

about

was

and

It is fortunate

"

sat

he

stairs,as

met

was

but

his

confiscated

the

nobility to

day, while

one

came,

the

had

XL

Eufrosyna, lived.

On

box

of

property

Ilojentorp,where

to

he

the

Charles

King

after

Shortly

for

fare

and

cake.

oat

an

this ? "

than

me

countess

asked

king. No," replied the

"

cloth

must

so

"

said

the

silver,I

and

gold

"

;

as

have

you

spread

the

dine."

you

Aunt,"

lady

king,

will

if you

"

provide

will

for

give

me

richly

you

your

to

your

death." Shame

"

not

you

*This clothe to

the

similar

Svedborg

on

allow

historical cases

and

to

me

is

legend

keep

little

so

collection,

Devil ,

Lady

as

garb.

Barbro, Ill

The them

among

of

gold

Brokind,

and

time

reader's the

"

countess.

my

how

showing

as

in mythical

fact

the

interrupted

noteworthy

in this the

!"

you

Lord Jonas

and

fancy

attention of

Ugerup, Spits, etc.

Will

silver, often is called

Bishop

112

VESTERGOTLAND.

either?''

second

that

the

advancing

and, box

he

beat

countess

to

the

the

on

end

left

of

which

ear,

hasty

a

be

upon

in

her

retreat

peaceful days.

him, so

and

she

him

gave

alarmed

the

commanded

possession

a

king that

of

her

erty prop-

On

Skalunda

Hill, near

Skalunda

lived,in olden times, a giant,who, the ringingof the church bells, was to

far

move

away, in

away

wrecked rescued

upon were

Church, there

annoyed by finallycompelled

much

took up his residence

and the

North

this

and island,

several

men

Sea.

from 113

One among

time

an

on a

island,

ship

those of her

Skalunda.

was crew

1U

VESTERGOTLAND.

"

Where

was

himself

before

"We one

there is

me

your

inquiredthe

hand, for

I wish

rod

from

the

wish

of

to

know,"

know

to

said the

Sweden,"

afraid of the grasp

iron

warming

out

logs. if you

in

giant, who

stretched

was

Skalunda,

blood

man,

glowing the

men.

warm

The

fire of

a

of the

Give

"

blind,and

from

are

?"

from

you

old and

now

said

are

the

if

giant.

giant,drew

"Ah,

he extended

fire,which

"

the

between

ran

there

yes,

exclaimed

he,

"

but

his

is.still

to

fingers. blood

warm

in

Sweden,"

Skalunda

Hill still exist ? "

scratched

it

does

the birds have

No,

answered

down,"

man.

It could

"

my

wife

But

how

and

stand," remarked

not

built

daughter

is it with

Halle

it

and

the

giant,

Sunday

one

Hunneberg

yes, he gave

a

belt and bade

and say to her that she must

Karin The gave

them

took

men

it to

the

Karin, but,

she wrapped herself, near

from

belt,and

by. the

before

it around

Hardly ground,

was

and

wear

upon she an

?

them

for

asked

if

wered ans-

was

take it to

it in his memory.

their return would

put

oak which

this done

"

morning. main, They re-

surely,for I myself built them." he Upon receivinga replyin the affirmative, stilllived, and when to this he Karin, a giantess,

when

it upon

was

the

sailed off northward

home

ing growoak as

gale. In the ground where the oak stood, there left a deep pit,and here to-day is pointedout the springin Stommen. a

a

giant, who, graspingit with great force,squeezed

it until the iron

torn

still

was

if in was

best

in

In

the Church

When in the to

the

the

tower,

read

But

and

the

was

it in

the

cast

and

of

power

cacy, effi-

expected

took

Trolls

the

"

Hole

Troll

hung

proceeded

the

the

when

"

bell

custom,

lacked

yet finished

the

it from

protect

prayers

not

sunk

and

bell

it to

his

had

he

for

priest,as

lived

church.

completed

was

over

prayers

Trolls.

the

church

the

Hill, near

said, have

is

the

buildingof

the

before

Fox

Kafvakullen,

Kesslared, Trolls, it

o'f

long

since

called

mountain

a

the

near

church. A

bell

new

provost, who for

prayers, about

when

following Sunday, for

in the

the

crate conse-

the

the

right

bell

was

the

time, it flew through

first

and

tower

to

hit upon

to

the

this time

selected

was

provost also failed the

and

hung,

learned,

more

used

to be

apertures the

was

The

it.

was

broken

was

of

roof

the

on

church.

Again

bell

a

and

provost seemed

the

Bishop

of

effectual,and The

Trolls

neighbors,and lared.

From food

to be

Skara the

bell

was

not

dwelt

especiallywith latter

drink,

this

time,

priest

as

powerless against the Trolls, sent

was

thereafter

the

and

cast, and

was

the

which

two-fold. 115

for.

His

again in

the

were

prayers

disturbed.

harmony

their

with

parishionersof

Trolls

they

were

Avont

always

to

Ressrow bor-

returned

116

VESTEKGOTLAND.

In time took

their

with

this

they

were

world's

of

if she

is out

house

!"

said the

Troll, ale.

"

but

the

answered "

do

her

was

wife house-

in

none

course," replied

say, of

you can

lend

me

and

he

a

can

or

will

be

two

very

My

ale

cans

are

can

lend

me

all

empty,"

Maybe that

you

is sick in the

little milk

mountain."

I get milk

should

a

?

My

cows

are

woman.

Troll

the

and

woman,

went

way.

laughed in her sleeve,and thought escaped the Trolls cheaply ; but when she found that she had reallytold larder it was

housewife

she had

that

inspectedher the truth

to

the Troll

swept olean, the milch

cows,

to

plenty that

finally the move

the

I have

question!

you

well," said

Very

The

the

as

that.

all farrow," said the "

as

of meal.

is away,

Where

!

asked

measure

a

went,

housewife.

little child

Milk

"

Trolls

returns.7'

Very good!

for my

but

woman.

maybe

he

I can't

No,

the

of

the

husband

My

thirsty when "

of

well

being wealthy,

to

cottage, and

well ! it is

Very

"

a

people provided

new

uncharitable.

lend her

could

that

"

of

old,to

off,and were

even

mother

"

died

newcomers

goods,

No,

"

the

the

day

custom

the

The

places.

niggardly and

One her

the first residents

away.

The

woman.

ale barrels

were

the

last

had

heretofore

people

were

one,

meal

empty,

and

Ever

farrow. been

boxes

was

compelled

to

the after

were new

that

wanting, until sell out

and

mxd

Bishop Svedberg,of Skara, was and a mighty pious man very preacher,therefore,intolerable

to

the

to

his

devil. One

night

the

Bishop

bishopric in Brunsbo. some

distance,the wagon

set

When

out

he

began 117

from was

to

run

Skara on

from

the

way

side to

118

VESTERGOTLAND.

side

of the

road, and

fell off and

rolled

driver

The

this,and

Don't

u

Bishop.

Throw

we

will go

The

servant

and

did

Brunsbo

the wheel

to the

to go

the

where in the

devil

The

that,"

said

the

of the wagon

rear

a

strange command,

but

continued

to

journey

was

adventure.

inn,the Bishop directed and

said

Bishop to

shall

you

the servant

bring a light.

the

who

see

the

has

servant

been

upon

the fourth

time

same

soon

found

opportunityfor revenge. spread over Brunsbo, and before

One

an

night a great fire morning the whole placewas The Bishop was at no loss this foul

him

about

to

farther.

no

go

Bishop

springingfrom the wagon. turned the light in the direction indicated, servant he saw other than the devil himself, none standing place of the wheel, with the axle in his hands.

wheel," The

and

at the

of the

into the

the

further

kitchen

"

could

this

thought

Look, now,"

his return,

wheels

along."

without

Arriving at

they

hind

ditch.

attention

yourself

directed, and

as

"

that

trouble "

the

called

the

into

away

remarked

of the

finallyone

burned

to the

to know

who

called the devil

trick,and

to

ground. had

played for

account

the devastation. "

Verily,you

maid

down

was

candle.

shall

said the

know/'

in the

Passing by, I

pantry, and took

the

devil.

there

"

Your

snuffed

snuffingand

the

with

it

set fire to the

The

place." Bishop was obliged

answer,

but

further

harm

in

order

that

the

he sent

him,

with

to

be

content

devil should all his

with do

imps, to

this

him

hell.

no

tit

rcasxtre

On

the

lived, in

days,

former

have

could

he

drawing

to

with

of

people he One

akin

not

thought

it in the

sank

again, he

home himself the

down

When Red

the then

night time,

When seen

has

a

and

silver

at

were

find.

he

where

Reaching and

found

was

a

upon

Saby Creek,

laid upon

years, it is

the

spot

Over is

flame

blue

seven

possession of it,and

property."

it is said

and

house

the

concealed

been

Dragon's lies

arrived

church.

from

said to take

treasure

their

was

"

the hands

usually content,

bed, where

people

Spiritis the

his

to

of

he could

than

more

treasure

called

where at

a

the

gold

it down

deepest hole

upon

of

return

his

drew

felt

should

he

fallinginto

people

loaded

and

was

determination. the

when

his life

that

finallyhe

and

him,

wise

a

its

it in

find

not

ponder what

to

Yes-

food.

knew

and

prevent

to

church, he

golden wagon he

to

could

necessary

close, he began

Sunday,

all in

aged,

his wealth

do

what

a

for

money

became

he

he

that

territory of

the

of

that

miserly

so

spend

to

When

half

rich

so

Hassle,

of

parish

the

gentleman

a

purchased

tergotland,but liis heart

Sa'by, in

of

estate

the

to

seen

dragons

are

flutter

then

ishing pol-

treasure.

the

seven

over

revealing where

years

had

passed

Sa'by Creek, the

miser

now

had 119

the

for

dragon the

deposited

first

light time

his wealth.

120

VESTEKGOTLAND,

efforts

Many and

made

were

its-load,but

with

neither

strengthenough this time

About from

the

with

been

a

night with

old

man

pair of

a

the

necessary

the

creek. After

the

hair, and

white

rearing them

instructed.

of

the

milk

of the

the

and

But

three

acquire out

wagon

fortunate

of

enough

set about

once

time

one

not

the

girl

calves

accidentally spilledsome of them, and, in order apart for one pail full,she replacedthe milk with it to the calf as if nothing haj. happened.

set

have

to

water

as

for

would

he at

calves,and

to procure

guest

them

the

was

been

there should

milk, whereby they

strength to drag

care

his

feed

to

the

the

it that had

which

had

versation evening con-

treasure, and

recover

great trouble the farmer

had

ing farmer, return-

a

instructed

to find the desired

who

hole.

The

hidden

calves,upon

skimmed

on

years

the

at Tveden.

man

singleblack

a

found

were

oxen

that

happened

attempts to

bull

nor

to lift it from

upon

the old

made, when

horses

costlywagon

Skagersholm,where he produce, found quarters for

of

unsuccessful

many

the

recover

of

load

turned

be

it

market

an

to

gave

Meantime

the calves

grew

up

on

their excellent

food to

largeand powerful oxen. three years old they were

When them

the

to

It

wagon. to

when

was

it,and

one

creek

and

heavy, but had

of them

them

hitched the

calves

raised it half fell upon

sank

back

to its old

them

to it again,but

his

way

the farmer to

put

the

golden

ders their shoul-

from

knees,and

drove

the

hole,

the wagon

The farmer yoked resting-place. justas the wagon was about to be

121

VESTEKQOTLAND.

safely,

landed

time,

it

so

owner

saw

the

of

one

fell

to

time,

after

time

went

that

bull

same

until,

bulls

the

knees

its

was

a

second

finally,

the

than

the

a

bling bub-

weaker

other. When

the

and

smothered

out."

attempts

himself

the

further have

to

milk

Whereupon

been

from

up

heard

was

the

back

came

skimmed

trouble

no

murmuring voice

"Your

sank

wagon

the

time

and

depths

a

mutter:

calves

can't

draw

my

be

would

to

secure

useless, the

wagon that

understood

farmer

made

last

since

treasure.

to

when

A

h .it "

1

In are men

of Tomts we descriptions told that they look like little well alongin years, and in

size about or

fours

coarse

make *

many

The

belief

the

years old,as clothes

gray

caps upon

in Torats

has

or

been

is widespread 128

barn handed

a

a

child three

rule clad

in

wearing red They usually their abiding-

and

their heads.

pantry

generations, and

that of

down

in Sweden.

to

us

In the

through opinion

123

OSTERGOTLAND.

place,where and

watch

keep

When

the

work

the

over

servants

to

are

Tomts.

If

is

there

good sign if the Tomts during the hours of the Tomts forge where smith

take

may

will awaken

him

it is time

by

for him

was

worked

and

corn-crib

and

the

and

want.

a

arrangements. other

awakened

are

by

build-ing going on, it is a heard chopping and ing pound-

are

rest for the

have

workmen.

established

In

the

themselves,

his rest

in confidence

blow

the sole of the foot when

on

the

turn

to

day,

threshing,or

to

go

and

night

household

requiring early rising,they

the

the

themselves

they busy

iron.

that

Formerly

they iron

no

night,"which they reserved for of their own. this night,were On to one purposes peek through the cracks of the door, the little people would be discovered working silver bars, or turning their own legsunder the hammer. It is believed that in the house or community where there is order and prosperitythe Tomts are resident, where but in the house or respect is lacking, proper of order and there is a want where cleanliness, they it will follow that the cup-board will not remain, and "

on

Tomt

will be

empty,

peasant will

the cattle will not

reduced

be

extreme

to

thrive,

poverty

happened thus to a farmer that he had finished his threshingbefore spring,althoughhe not find that he had harvested more grain than It

of the

they

writer

classical

past and

are a

bestowed

upon

their

Norway,

where

the

also where

in

Faroe

they

are

nothing of

remnant

family

spirit Islands, where called

is

or

more

the

gods.

Kobolde,

domestic

Legends

called

they

less

Topvette are

etc.

called

than

an

inheritance which

worship similar or

to

this

Tomlevette

Niagriusar,

could others from

the are

and and

never

in

the

ancients related

in

Gardos; Germany,

124

OSTERGOTLAND.

neighbors. To discover,if might be, the

of his of

such

plenty,he

whence

he stalk

a a

man's "

his

saw

do you

His

burden, is

hereafter From

shall have

that

day

house, In many bowl

In the

with

wheaten

was

so

his

he went

to death.

farm

and

had

women

house, where when

the

one

he had

been the

to

loss

latter arrived

a

the

was

at

dish, to

ate

the

found of

a

cows

and

a

few

ing neighbor-

with

cow

which

his absence

returned

cow-shed

angry

of the

one

to

failed

so

During and

honey

place and

cow

reported the

a

mush

the

his deed

similar

barn

was

the

time

oecame

the

killed.

the

one

that

out

choked

emptying

lying

estates

this he returned

done

having

led therefrom

replacethe

the

and

eve.

On

One

to

came

to set out

usuallyentertained

was

Repenting the dead before,he^carried

minutes

two

are

he heretofore,

mush, and, upon honey in the bottom.

but

beggary.

Christmas

on

set

was

to the stable

After

"

is

the farmer's

the custom

honey.

it

the

to

been

eve,

and

as

he

Tomts,

to

called Tobo.

the Tomt

honey

the

of

there

both

when

warm

When

to find

that

mush

strength,for

reduced

was

Christmas

on

from

great.''

so

disappeared from

for the fairies

other,and

Tomt, who,

melted.

all luck

parishof Nyhil

each

his

one

districts it has

of mush

ing bear-

less."

finallyhe

and

each

said the farmer

according to

you

barn,

his shoulders.

is not

burden

night old,"answered

one

near

?"

the

larger than

not

upon

hard

in

come,

one

straw

puffso "

but

them

thumb, bearing a

Why

himself

of Tomts

of rye, among

hiding-place, your "

a

multitude

a

hid

day

one

source

the

the

to the

men,

but

missing

135

OSTERGOTLAND.

had

cow

heard

of

the

dead

In

bins

the but

store, went

the

to

the

door,

a

had

would

think

again

he

noticed

said

sift

to

clothes

his

of

his

began

meal

the

dusty

he

very labor

him

a

for

ones

found threw

the the

that

the

sieve

meal into

he

good

which

Tomt

he

came

once

but

made the

she

what

see

at

better,

she

worn,

the and

of

might.

the

to

When

garments,

new

his

suit,

new

she

chinks

much and

the

when

all

herself

hiding

clothes.

new

the

and

his

made

bin,

tattered

were

for

and

her,

upon

clothes

him

reward

to

brought

hung

his

of

the

with

meal

of

day

through meal

sifting

took

One

espied,

man

that

Noticing thought

she

larder

derstood un-

wife house-

a

diminution

no

augmentation.

an

little

she

be

to

Ydre,

of

much

seemed

and

farm, work.

at

municipality

however

there

rather

been

they

day

next

adjoining

had

the

that

remarked

the

on

Tomts in

place,

one

from

cow

the

tl*x*

The

returned.

apparently

changed ex-

when

he

his

fine

corner

and

:

"

Junker

Grand

is

dusting

himself.

He

shall

sift

Cat

On the

Trolls

in olden

and

and

home,

One

old

that

and

man

feeble

so

left

himself

but

expressed doubts the

the

behind, not

and

and

about

asked

old

for

a

lodgings

consented,

man

being able

likelyto

were

was

evening

one

his guest

that

disturbances

he

the rest.

came

The

companion.

house

neighbors.

he, because

bear, and

a

to desert

their

with

move

by

to

dure en-

during

occur

night.

The

Only

into the

came

kettle

"When the

Trolls

"Will

*

Not

mess

Was

sat

down

to

have

you

was

fire in the

his

of the

bear, near

than

a

of

clatter.

into

the

again put

lizards,frogs, worms, table

etc.

laid and

was

of them

threw

:

fish,Kitty ?"

thirty years

still standing

their usual

repast. One

said

multitude

set

others as

the

a

others fireplace,

cooked, the

bear, and

the

began

fire,and

the

longer

this occasion,

the

and

such filth,

of

to

worm

the

upon

mess

a

afraid

not

was

passed,when

hut

built

them

kettle

the

had

hours

few

a

of

Some

he

down, with

himself

laid

that

bed.

old man's

Trolls

replied

stranger

noises, and

a

with

asylum

troubled

finally became

compelled

were

him

for

much

very

thereafter, there with

parish of Rumskulla,

disturbances

an

he could

having

man

seek

time

were

The

they

was

that

Some

times

ghosts.

unbearable

so

of Xorrhult, in the

the estate

people

of

ago

a

cross,

in Norrhult. 136

said

to

be

the

one

raised

on

137

OSTEEGOTLAND.

Another he would

to the

went

have

not

whole

the

soon

struck

bear,which

let loose the that

of their food.

some

if

this the latter

At

about

him

lustily

so

flyingthrough

was

swarm

him

asked

keeper and

bear

the

door.

with

mouth

peeked

in.

Troll

the bear

him

morning

him

their troublesome

him

asked

his

On

Norrkoping.

where

he

claimed to

peasant

they

went

Trolls

later

a

supposed, but

"It

"

horseman.

!"

That

You

Norrhult

he

met

a

his

on

black

to

went

who

man

being

upon

neighbor,and

a

high

up

horse.

formed, in-

the

invited

Away

able the

was

that

then

he. had

so

"

horse

Seven

a

it became

that the

peasant

hold

to

point of

the

When

in the air.

stumbled

were

you

continued

Norrhult.

be

livelytrot along the road, the peasant

koping's cathedral Listen

they would

from, and,

him

in fact

is well

a

Cross

on

prayer

and

of

home

way

quitedark the horse near fallingoff.

came

a

raise

to

visitors.

resident

a

be

ride with at

dwelt,

came

to

keeper,and

them

to engrave

freed

years

ing open-

-also.

directed

and

where

Seven

the

bear

said the

a

stranger gathered the people of

the

Mountain, from

it filled the whole

away

estate,and

the

upon

again opened,and

was

!"

Sic him

"

villagearound

cross

door

large that

so

hunted

soon

In the

the

after,the

time

Some

the

on," said

steepleof

stumbled

years

ago

the Lin-

against. I visited

vicious cat there ; is it still

alive?" "

Yes, truly,and

After

a

time

many

more,"

the rider checked

said the

peasant.

his horse and

bade

128

OSTERGOTLAND.

the him

himself

found

he

When

dismount.

peasant

at

the

latter

Cross

looked

around

Mountain,

his

near

home.

time

Some

Look

"

the

on

!

out

oven,

if

asked

and

cottage

"

said has

and

Troll

another

later

that

great

the

seven

"

she

ones,

young

peasant's

still

cat

savage

peasant,

the

to

came

is all

lived.

lying worse

there than

she."

"

From

Oh

"

cried

that

time

!

the

no

Troll, Trolls

and have

for

rushed

ever

visited

the Norrhult.

door.

^adig spar"ro On

the

*This

story

the the

family family

found,

was

J. Vallman.

by

Brokind, in the parishof Yards-

dwelt, in days gone

nas,

of

of

estate

The of

Count

of

after

estate

rich

by, a his death,

of Brokind,

Falkenberg,

Night

of

was

the

among

before

owned,

distinguished

and

it

for

of

papers

the

into

came

about

two

the

urer, lect-

possession centuries,

It is probable that the Day. Lady Barbro into this legend is Lady Barbro, Erik's wrought daughter, wife, of Senator Mons, Johnson how she was made to play a part Night and Day, though in the but

narrative

rests

is not

peacefully

in

and

known, an

as

elegant

her

body

grave

129

was

in the

not

impaled

cathedral

of

in

a

swamp,

Linkoping.

130

OSTEEGOTLAND.

named

lady

with

severe

they and

caused

of

was

were

which

Thus

the

Neither of

in

of the

one

again

is to this

wiser

taken

conveyed

by

and

the

The with and

often

a

to

a

to

churchyard of here, whereupon, of the

men

and

day called

"

old seen

Yardsnas. at the

gestion sug-

community, her by

where

swamp,

a

it

yoke was

of twin

deposited Ever

corpse.

in the

heard

Barbro, pole ! Barbro, pole !

for the

light is

at Brokind.

far

ances ghostly disturbtake her body up,

up, and, drawn

cry of

spiritwas, ghosts in all

they

such

a

swamp,

; if

known

polethrust through both coffin and an after,at nightfall, unearthly noise was

and

reply,

theirs,not mine."

the

she at rest

was

prisoners

would

drink

and

was

necessary

interred

was

food

it stood

followed

was

it became

that

that the

buried in finallydied she was in the cathedral of Linforefathers,

her

this

koping, but

was

of food

of it.

Kisthagen,in memory When Lady Barbro

oxen,

misery, she

supply

thirst,she

Brokind

prison at

with

and

fault is

wide, and the spot where

the grave

her

to

both

it the

partake of

was

bountiful

a

have

"

body

to their

placed,to be spread before them, which, bound as they were, they could not reach.

laughingly: They

it

to add

prison,where,

Upon complaint being made were perishingfrom hunger

when

and

was

course,

will not

hard-hearted

so

dependents that for the least transgression bound, their hands behind their backs,

table,upon

a

drink

and

her

into

cast

who

Barbro,

time

being,quieted,but, as

places,it in the

"

returned

after

large,uninhabited

a

time, ing build-

From Lake

the

and

Wij

off from

the

Near

its

well

as

crowned

top,

in

its

as

in

where,

base, stones,

this

until

is

the

the

Sjohult, in

this

mountain

an

parishes, that

lows fol-

precipice, Urberg,

especially magnificent

an

and

length,

and

confusion

in

of

of

rocks

its

at

slabs

piled -up which

into

its wood-

only

the

of agination im-

intrude.

to

it ends

branching

elevation

jumble

mountain

along

northward,

under

the

agglomeration

of

name

of

ward south-

extends

range

and

Tulleram,

Lake

Hornas,

these

of

wall-like

a

wild

the

point

toward of

the

large openings,

dares

shore

from

height

among

gape

From

named

lake, presents

the

several

of

one

first

lake

shores,

west

from

which,

the

in

the

to

called

point

a

North

of

parishes

for

lake.

large

Yishult,

descending

to

up

principal fjord,

the

stretches

view,

nearly

Asby,

the

bordering

eight miles,

direction

northerly

a

into

Bulsjo empties

river

in

extending

Sommen,

about

the

where

point

rocks

the

Tjorgaberg, called

Knut's

Den. In

dwells

the

ITrko,

monster

a

traditionary massiveness, which,

in

she

earth, making

Lake

now

*

This

relating imprisoned

Sommen

doubtless

legend how

the in

the

loose, plowed

yet

was

mighty

their

and

grew

waters

out

its

of

burst

beds. 131

the

story bounds

of

the and

flood, were

when is

what

At

fjords.

many

their

times,

former

of

cow

in

in

this time

last

form

again

132

OSTERGOTLAND.

she

captured

was

and

fettered

Tulleram,who

squeezed a

animal's

and

she

has

may

eat

hairs

neck before

hair each

a

consumed,

are

of Yd But

even

Christmas she will

and

catch

of the

by

For

but

food

which

when

she

all the

and

the

structi de-

is to follow.

will be

him

from

liberated

world

liberated whom

king

a

the furious

Urberg.

eve,

be

all the

this she

can

in

from

man

around

large cow-hide

is crossed

kills if she

the confines

re

before

prisonif Ydre and

a

her

Troll

a

horseshoe

confined

her

by

she

he has

before

from

her

follows

crossed

to

territory.

It

Frode, or happened one time that a king named of the Fluga, passed through Ydre, and, conscious danger,hurried to reach the boundaries, but, believing he had already passed them, he halted on the confines at Fruhammer, formerly called, or, as the place was Flude, or Flugehammer,

where

gored to death by the his grave, this incident, this day pointedout.

monster.

marked

he

was

overtaken

In

confirmation

by

four

narrative,which, however,

Another

in the southeastern

part

of

the

and of

stones, is

is known

relates territory,

to

only that

of the danger accompanying king,unconscious the over travel in the neighborhood,passed unharmed when border, and had reached the estate of Kalleberg, the dreadful him he heard behind bellowing of the The in full chase after him. monster king hastened another

away

as

speedily as

to check some

distance

where, in

the

possible. The

cow

monster,

able un-

gallopat the border, rushed over the king first paused, to the placewhere she pawed up a round gravel-mixedfield, its mad

OSTERGOTLAND.

hole

a

of

whose

bog,

surrounded

heard

times,

rattling the

upon

by

at

doubt.

its

the

in

down

the

north

a

earth.

the

storm,

the

Urko

and

mountain,

near

shore

is

side,

upheaved

preceding

fetters

and

of

became

of

both

lake

the

times.

another

and

especially

the

upon

wall

broad

which

breadth,

especially

mountain

Extraordinary

they

a

in

feet

border,

by

Still, is

hundred

several

133

of

have

halls,

the

seen

which

things

the

to

Urko

in

neighbors

One

happen.

thereabouts

residents

the

said

are

assert

her

do

for

that

even

magnificent not

and

rooms

a

moment

Near

long

of Kinda, lived,a Kolefors, in the jurisdiction

time

ago,

an

old woman,

who,

accustomed, during Easter

was

Late with

Passion

witches, she

night,to order

one

follow

her

week,

Wednesday

lashed

her

that the start should

134

saying goes,

to go

to Blakulla.

usual

was

in readiness

in their be

the

evening,as

pack

comrades

as

for

wanderings.

accompanied by

as

the In

few

OSTERGOTLAND.

135

she had greased her shoes and possible, to dry. stood them by the fireplace In the dusk of the evening there came to her hut tired and wet another old woman, through from the over rain,and asked permissionto remain night. To this the witch would not consent, but agreed to allow hindrances

the

a

hut

put

her guest, remained

the fire died out, and

that

when

order the

on

the

stranger

witch's

her

legsup

door

into the air and

had

been In

as

would

in her

this

her

have

condition

head

under

dark find

to

journey, she got the

Hardly had shoes jerked

her head

into the

downward,

air and

if the

been

so

carrying

witch's

broom

hand.

struggledthrough her

be

undertook

when

stood

without, however, liftingher away

soggy

outside.

instead.

shoes

passed out through the

her

it became

her

continue

to

she

her

dried

she,unwillingto

time

shoes, in

and

had

she

fire,while

with

roof

same

After

her

the

before

in the

until

to remain

woman

shoes the

as

the

the

old

woman

night.

Now

the

and the

shoes

shoes stood

and

dragged her along the ground, succeeded the woman in grasping a bush or root, now able to regain her feet again for a time. and was In the end, near walking past, morning, a man noticed her and hastened to her relief. Answering her earnest poked off one of the shoes pleadingthe man shoe and stick flew with a stick,whereupon, instantly, into the air and vanished in the twinklingof an eye. on

After

the adventures weakened

was

so

out

to this

of the

night the

that she fell into

day, and

is called

"

a

The

old Troll

hole,which

woman

is pointed

Troll Woman's

Pit."

Wloafl

Both

wood

hold

little above

side

engaged

that

it he

wood

better

Nymph than

Wood miles

entirelyof

bones

The young

sea,

nymph

lakes, Over

and the

like

skirt

the

forerunner

her

golden

she of

a

in

spot

a

near

are

you

and

ver fiftysil-

back,

she

higher

storm

a

by

light

; she

I have

this he

to

face

the

blue

is then

hair.

136

if her

with

is adorned

at

name,

that

jacket. seen

and

that formed

alarmed

so

is described

resembles

or

under

became

but

-,

is three

killed."

forests, and

snow-white

so

which

times

large

face

seen

skirt

wears a

ing, quarrel-

that

say

mountain

people

indicated

as

in

not

high, and

dough-trough,

a

hollow

dwells, is clad

lake

following dialogue :

feet

heard

dwells when

woman,

a

to

golden halls

a

ten

of the

nymph

of

five

have

peasant

it is hollow, instead

"I

another,

the

wood

shall

six thousand

and is

When

nymphs

sea

the

to

the

at

Conjecturing

underbrush

listened

"

mountain

one

the

of Lake

hall."

Nymph

long

a

occasions

shores

voices

and

nymphs

I have

I, for

the

on

conversation.

"You

"

in each

cans

other,

themselves

frequently

morning

in vehement

they sat, and

Sea

each

hold

always

woods

one

crept through

where

*

in the

early

the

was

the

to

them.

peasant, lying heard

with

cousins, which

their

belong

related.

are

nymphs

between

Ommeln,

nymphs

sea

communication

wood

although the

A

thus

and

often

differences

and

nymphs

giant family, They

trad

a

back block

a

the

Usually sitting

fox

bottom

upon

of

in ner a

be

the

tiful beau-

a

turned

stub.

bushy

it sparkles

as

to

times, Some-

tail.

The

seas

and

sunlight.

appearance

billow

combing

is

137

DAL.

that he

he did

not

wood

been

ran

a

league

a

learn

which

nymphs

without

little

superior

without

away,

victorious,

was

doubt, to

the

as

others.

Thus

stopping.

they

it

but

have

was

the

always

In the a

One

has

Usually otherwise

legend

is noteworthy

been

able

gold

is changed

it brings

to

find,

disaster

in

as

which

into upon

lived,many Dalo

Troll

shavings, the

the

being

only

property and

usurper

years

evening he

summer

toward

horse to pasture up *This

there

Bolsta

Slottbon.

named

man

his

parishof

silver

one,

as

far

to

of Trolldom

and

as

into

pebbles

rode

Just

Mountain.

is changed

ago,

and

the

thor au-

snakes.

sand;

his family.

139

DAL.

as

black

to

the

his

must

lose

silver

utensils

senses

mountain

The order

gold

and

until

pace him

to

he

look

the

upon

down,

his

at

stone, he began

Thoroughly whole

burden

the

by when to

and

out, of

an

"

about

sprang

upon

God eye

save

the

into

took

me,

given the

serpents

the

all

the

up

with

and

slacking his

were

to a

upon the

other,

thrown

sight, he dropped

the

his

heels,

himself

sinner

vanished.

followed

his

closely

reptiles. Finally,

enormous

trunk

poor

preparing

after

they

as

Slottbon

serpents.

at

to

of

mass

had

fast

should

himself

vessels, one

as

frightened

wriggling he

the

rounded. sur-

it occurred

Seating

treasure.

he and

was

hold, not

into

if he

gather

to

would

apron

where,

and

not

gold

which

to

gravel pit, where

a

turned

were

a

that

he

absent

was

of

guest

possible speed,

throw

to

ground,

they

all to

came

of his

opportunity

with

away

did

which

him,

host

leather

his

silver

it hasten

his

the

repast, improved

if he

certain

glitter

with

for

eat

and, while

home,

conductor

him

the

inquired

to

his

to

kitchen,

man

something

assented,

seemed

among

of the

him

followed

and

it

where

mountain,

asked

and

go

to

kitchen.

acquiesced

Slottbon

turning

was

him

mountain

the

see

and

go,

confronted

man

wish

horse

the

let

he

up

of

a

!"

for

fallen

and

in

lost, he tree

the

and

came

cried

twinkling

Many which

years

thousands

fled to the

forests, or those

At

this

informed

the

few

cessation

of the

the

dead.

remaining

stage

old

an

survivors

Finlander

that

need

bury

to

for

hope

not

buried

had

they

were

along, who

came

they

to

people

enough

not

were

until

scourge

Many

regions; the churches

other

to

Dalland,

over

fell victims.

of persons

and

deserted,

epidemic swept

an

ago

ing liv-

some

thing. The

advice

alive, next, a

the

bat

goat,

a

lured

was

river

to

When

the

into

it and

dirt

upon

him.

lad

The

dirt

his

upon

faster, and

Whether

this

who

many

and

voice

if from

as

late

*As

cattle, was

as

that

and

bread few

the

pass

boy

a

deep

dropped

was

to

shovel

the

them

not

but

the

butter,

minutes,

alive, he

still

his fate.

plague the

known,

is not

hill,hear,

dying child, crying,

a

the

enjoying

prayed

and

last

given him.

been

the

;

begging,

Here

hurriedly

begged

a

At

where

point

had

ever

"

it is

but

said,

Buried

alive

!"

alive

buried

ineffectual.

Yenem.

left to

stayed night

after

in

as

sitting near,

diggers began

entirely covered

was

Lake

deep enough

was

violent

hill at the

butter

buried

was

neighborhood,

meantime

boy

and

the

flew

spades

his

the

grave

throw

the

cock

a

as

proved

into

empties

of bread

apiece

also

wood-covered

a

dug,

was

this

frequented

Daleborg

hole

to

but

First

continued

plague

who

boy,

poor

followed.

was

1875

buried effective

a

alive the

farmer a

cow

author

near

Mariestad, the

ground.

is not

informed.

in

140

during Whether

an

epidemic this

cruel

among

dient expe-

a

!

Helgy, in the parish of Sunne, lived a warrior, Jonas Spits,who, in wars againstthe Russians

At

by

name

*The

ennobled

Millisvik, and

German

and

was

general Vermland.

in

Vermland, wars

made of

Gyllenspits

a

he noble

infantry.

some

made

his way

in 1660.

He

died

born

was

time

He in

in up

was

the

from

Speserund,

at

year the

afterward

1679, and

lt"09.

ranks

the

parish the

of

Polish

to lieutenant-colonel,

colonel,

is buried

in

During

in

and Sunne

finally majorChurch-

in

142

VERMLAND.

and

had

others,

brave

and

the

king

of

reputation

a

"This

of

use

"

is

The

"

day

I me

Here

the

his the in

engaged

was

"There

king. that

see

will

make

you

answered

be

good

and

Spits,

it

is,"

said

should

idle

have said

when

be

he

called

the

and

asked

for

king

said this

done

with

king.

tinued con-

The

which

before

king,

"

and

the him. him. know

day."

the

at

time

same

reaching

blood. "I

knighted "

the

in

evening

Spits, bowing

Spits,

the

conflict,

the

until

sword,"

covered

weapon

bloody

a

battle,

your

Whereupon he

me

answered

am,"

you

"Good!"

you."

the

brought

the

see

services "

land,

after

morning,

field, Spits

you,"

not

was

of

Here

what

the

grinding.

sword

Let

in

then." fail

not

conclusion "

let

;

weapon

next

Spits'

the

said

right!"

shall

his

Sunday

in

revolt

a

Spits, commanding

to

message One

to-morrow

your

I

was

sword.

his

grinding

fighting

a

assembled

had

troops

sent

battle.

in

there

that

happened

so

services

that

the

man.

It

for

himself

for

gained

'11

gild

him

Spits

this

and of

sword

commanded

Gyllenspits."

for

of

A

few

miles

Slottsbrosund,

near

fortress

old

notorious

called

Karlstad,

on

in

located,

was

Asa,

the

as

of

west

gflstolro.

residence

an

Castle, otherwise cruel

the

of

days,

former

Edsholm

or

little island

a

stewards

of

Yestersysslet. A a

niggardly

time

She

owned

because

of

time

every

According the

day, second

the

near

to

one

to

"

"

"

the

on

dear

What

Edsholm

on

the

I want

in me

with

want

you

Lady

demands

too

toll

she

bridge.

peasants

went

one

and

Mountain side

manded de-

of

the

the

sound

following conversation

the

lend

them, and

castle

other

them,

cook

to

she

between

peasantry

a

voice

loud

your

:

large kettle."

it ? "

Rangela

of

Edsholm

toll from

high

Castle,

passers

over

bridge." "

You

This

shall

have

heard

was

believingit

to

be

hurriedly packed She

of

top

neighbor,

do

the

two

agreement,

the

the

by

heaped upon

crossed

they

thereabout.

unreasonable

castle,whereupon

My

because

she

the

mountain

a

carried

was

to

land

the

bitterlyhated

oppressions

especiallybecause

all

for

Rangela,

Lady

woman,

and

herself

the

of

cruel

Edsholm

made

soon

and

it at

the her

had, however, gone

gladly." castle,and

the Trolls

planning

treasures no

and

further 143

Lady Eangela, her

deserted than

to

destruction, Edsholm.

Kangelsund,

VERMLAND.

144

or

the

When

since

poured when

more

sunk

and

with

boat,

the

a

severe

people,

all.

and

treasure

they

her

overtook

storm

when

her,

after

named

is

which

Ransund,

into

the

has

there

than

castle

a

few

been

heaps

had

what

learned

peasantry

it

razed

and

nothing of

to

gravel.

to

indicate

happened, the

ground, its

tence exis-

0f

the

At

mouth

island, which of

island

dwelt,

former

find

great

cruel

very

One

church

shut

the

her

few

When

Saxe

this

with

pursuers,

the

home

he

husband's

the

tinued con-

another

love. matins

fire to the

over

wall

had

into

the

commanded

reversed, thus

then,

with

ice-covered

in

castle,

shoes

was

was

his wife.

her

she

castle

ing hop-

lover

and

deserted, and

her

her

bay.

he

home,

came

seemed

found

following

his castle

lines

wrapped

written

on

the

gate: "

Within And

What is not

Preceding

the

flames, and

outer

key

her

he

elope with

set

the

shod

to

spent

was

Christmas

his wife

threw

be

over

to

at

was

trusty servants, the taken

way

in

horses

bewilder

to

Saxe

and

gates

At

to reward

how

Yarnum,

at

outside.

garden that

when

time

the

a

understood

better

who

time

her

by

harshness, she determined

the

Saxeholm.

occupation

wearied

Finally,becoming

with

of

whose

of

little

a

upon

powerful chief, by

a

pleasure.

reserved, and

and

gloomy

and

success

castle

days, which

in

warfare,

bloody

in

Olme,

is connected

the

Saxe, the greater part

name

to

side

is situated in

of

Bay

its west

on

Kumel,

Here

the

of

the

related.

is Saxe

chief's

Saxe's

burning the

cruel

must

thoughts

Meantime

his lift

knout, lie without."

were

wife,

at

such

before

a

she

greeting left the

146

VEKMLAND.

had

castle, filled

deposited,

with

valuables,

should

power

Many this

have

out

have

iron-bound

been

it

far

so

depths

declared

since

said

but

of

that

been

that

chest

a

human

no

as

always

away

by

the

vault,

made

to

at

awful

an

"

Don't

unearth

to

than

more

succeeded

chest,

vaults,

therefrom.

is

frightened the

had

have

and

treasure,

from

it

move

the

of

one

and

attempts

searchers

the

in

get

a

this

the

once

glimpse point

voice

come

of

they calling

here

!

"

Okrat

otite

At

Yejefors forge, up

there

was,

however

had

partner

said so

Norway

relates as

a

the

have

we

that

young "

nymph

My

a

similar

nymph

wood

a

genteelly,

pleased

other

charcoal

a

ago,

vigilanthe might be, always

*From which

years

many

the northern

near

who,

man,

beautiful that

she

story, by

one

time

when

lady, rewarded

riches. 147

he you

are

him

burner

had

observed

losing

a

Folkesagn,

dance, the

your

bountifully

who. rebuild

to

Norske

Faye,

attended

frontier,

bushy

where

she

age, append-

garter," which with

gold

and

148

VEKMLAND.

and

his

burn

enough,

Now,

stacks.

again,

One

a

beautiful

the

his

entered, asked

frozen,

thousand

a

noyances an-

work. his

in

sat

and

burned

not

was

hut

mending

his

tools,

and,

complaining

that

permission

to

herself

warm

she

at

fire.

The

coal

burner,

understood

at

when

she

When

an

had

went

been visitor

with herself

warmed the

to

he

out

name

woman's

admirably

for

for

fire,

in

and

her

and

with

the

face, fox

burner

guest

but,

tail. she

was

with

;

!"

appendage from

coal

nymph,

whereupon,

please

troublesome

woods,

awhile,

coal

his

train,

affections,

to

front

tail,

addressed

your

face

the

the

see

wood

bushy

a

the

a

was

seen

adorned

in

long

when

courtesy, look

Troll

his

to

nice

That

that

opportunity

unexpected "Miss,

had

is

back

her

turned

who

enchanting

behind,

seen

given

once

and

beautiful

the

he

as

maiden

almost

was

in

him

evening,

wood

burned,

poorly

pursued

the

that

burner.

day

won

thing every-

aruesters.

In

the

berg, and

parish

which

best

in the

exulting at God

u

could

I Avould

he

Hereupon

Through heard

the

Make

this

Trolls

of

one

golden

crop," said

he.

the

he went

grain

and

him. "

If I

now

by early morning

cow."

best

to his home

returned

whole

bands

on

promised

fields harvested

night

fields and

in the

"

my

of

seas

harvest

praisedfor

give

of

evening

summer

the

abundant

all these

have

farmer,

a

parish. One

admiring

the

be

dwelling place

dwelt

mountain

his fields

over

Sa'lje-

mountain,

a

exterminated.

the

farms

lies

the

formerly

was

giants,now Near

Eksharad

of

noise

Trolls

the

bind

and

the

and of

went

to

reaping

bed. was

calling:

; let

the

farmer

dry

it

himself." As out

soon

into he

as

the saw

upon

the

hand

in the

a

sunrise

farmer

fields,where, them

ground.

stall empty

the

work, and

was

his

to

and

the

Guessing

that

reaped

he

to

sprang

his best

cow

U9

upon

his feet and

indescribable

grain lying in the

the gone.

Trolls

ment, amaze-

bundles

had

stable,there

had to

a

find

Atones.

In

the

One

Mount

of

in

former

morning,

Garphytte,

raise

tops that

mountain

dwelt,

peak

days, as

he

a

themselves

giant went 150

over

the

many

Kilseberger,

Kise.

named

from

of

one

his

grotto

out

into

Ifcl

NARIKE.

the

day,a strange sound,

greeted his

He

ear.

which

listened

into the mountain Put

"

that

goes

said

he, meaning

as

large as

eight or u

was

the band

wife's

the

shall

he

whereupon

it at

throw," said

poor on

; you

plainof

took

the

the

stone

a

church,

adjusted

some

u

monstrous

a

it

its

work," in

stone

few

a

here

Bring

will do

that

the

giant,when

all his power

with

it go

the

Rumbo.

throw

a

see

garter, and, swinging

air, let

"

Iljelmaren! just completed at

distant.

a

fell down

cow

gray

Lord.

threw

and

miles

ten

That

stone

the

house

a

the

03^

commanded,

was

turned re-

morning ringingfor

of the

she

giantess,as

that

at

there

that

then

that lie upon

church

were

pause,

his wife.

sling it

new

in the service

first time The

bells

whose

Orebro,

the

to

time,

stones

down

tinklingalong

him

some

called

those

garter and

into your

peak

for

and

of

the smallest

caused

times

his

through

toward

the

new

church. "

Great

giant had

in

when

woman,

thrown, At

the

and

Furious

stones, took Orebro. Orebro

the

each

having Intelligence that

the

giant

general and good an Finally,

old

advice man

tore

up

and

arm,

reached

one

she

pieces. wonderful

large

two set

out

for

the residents of consternation

was

dear. undertook

In great haste he

gathered

he could

them

find,put

with

out

coming,

was

the

thousand

a

he

rage,

under

one

into

bell rung

with

power," said the

fell upon

stone

broken

time

same

clearness.

the

was

little in

but

command,

in

a

up

to

save

all the

sack,and

the

worn-out

set

out

church. shoes to meet

NARIKE.

152

the

I

"

can't

said

the

giant,

rung.

who

Rise. the

long left

a

old

there,

will

you

way,

an

find,

have

I

and

in

man,

worn

way." will,

go the

threw

there, stones

I

but

will

not," him

from

they

that

force

such

giant,

as

rang

to

they

it. The

turn

and

with

the

who

him

let

ground

on

is

I

since

shoes

Then

it

but

years

these

struck

but

seven

all

"

the

is

asked

answered

exactly,"

say

the

met

appearance.

Orebro?'*

to

manner,

it

out

it

"

innocent

for

is

far

"How

he

Toby,

in

gentle

but

anything

was

in

Ulfgryt,

At

giant.

stones

the

over

most

lie

there

by

remarkable

whenever

the

roadside

is

circumstance

the

church

bells

to-day,

even

in

that

Orebro

they are

!Ux80a

In lived

Rugga,

his office at its

height, it

unusual.

content

with

this, but

the

almost

In

order

to

in

his

to

maintain

of

was

wont

of

one

farms

but

"

travel

completed

old

he

high

Strengnas, Cathedral have relics

been

family

may

in

he

was,

Upsala

which

Strengnas, treasure

still be

in

upon

he

Stockholm. his

even

now,

and

a

year

upon

on

small

seen.

153

this

1480 the

cell his

he 3d

studied

first canon,

April,

is shown,

prayer-book,

to

in

shoes

later

In

is said and

the eign for-

bishop 1501.

which

to

the

:and

chosen

was

of

in

For

story, belonged had

a

from

passage

he

Sweden,

to

the

where

in

it is

already

Logsjo.

After

return In

entered

vault,

part

"

Strengnas

a

under

a

having

from

tunneled

plays

Cathedral.

office

he

he

a

unskilled

not

"

in

Trystorp

Trystorp

was

Malar

the

"

who

born

was

ways

Trystorp

Rugge,

and

schools,

his

the

them

of

called

to

Bishop

under

to

Konrad

of

place

to

purchased

made

and

Eiseberga the

as

such

one

monastery

archdeacon

his

in

journeys

he

and

improved

residence, Tynnelso

Kyle

place

tours

farms,

constructing underground

Bishop

from

official

from

and

long distance,

*

been

not

order

visiting in these

small

large domain, which

the

great

his endowments

magnified

to

these

three

Tangerosa,

his

has

tradition

Papacy

Riseberga.

During

three

of was

disciplineand

diocese, always

convent

glory

people.

supernatural.

he

bishopric

has

by the

his power

that

Yet

Konrad

bishop, the

when

there

century

called

was

is natural

influence

and

he

as

time

a

fourteenth

the

well-known

Bishop Cort,

or

Holding at

of

years

Strengnas, the

in

was

last

the

of 'the to

other

154

NAKIKE.

built

he

public

that

same

shore

stream,

a

below

he

after

and

Luther

was

to

earth,

middle an

of

hear

the

even

the

but

creek

laborers.

when

in of

erly north-

a

sandstone.

Rugga's

Bishop

in

Sweden

to

share

bridge

Cort to

the

since

has

new

the

the

or

Papal

doctrines

fate

of

it

seemed

who

bore

burden

other

the

in

raising

always at

was

bell,

and

and

weakness

the

bell

of

people But

be

to

the

present

reached

the

overthrown it

it half

escaped the

the

bells

truth.

now

where

seen

bed, scoffing

of even

creek,

the

call

to

was

the

of

one

message

the

into

move

where

they

succeeded it

river, which,

south

bridge

of

to

spirit

Ruggebro,

have

Many

water,

for

ha.nd

unseen

have

north

land.

Bishop's powerful on

yield

Edsberg,

to to

the

called

death

determined

now

convent

together

the

Riseberga

the

in

convents

little

a

substantial

to-day

forced

was

It

the

the

Ruggebro.

long

power

time from

runs

a

even

commonly Not

the

is

bridge

more

of

built

that

at

or

Riseberga,

course,

The

around

Trystorp

to

is

which

ground,

-Logsjo.

Over

just

above

leads

now

of

road

a

by

disappeared.

one

and out

way sunk of

another

the

the

of

back

into

covetous

The

inhabitants

relate about

an

of Niirike

have

called apparition, 155

Kate

many

stories to

of Ysatter, that

156

in

NAKIKE.

times

olden

chiefly in

dwelt

the

in of

swamps

Narike's

Oster

Ysatter,in

forests,but

the

parish

of

Asker. the

According to through many

-

and

possessinga

She

was

often

combing who

her

which

be with

their

it was

of

were

for

but

and

many

complaintswere

the

grain

down

was

heard

succeeded him

caused

his

path,

his

harness.

Her

the blood

of

to

to

self herturn

one

gone.

shown,

were

she

that

journeys

trampled back

and

night time, her awful perch on a tree or top of a from in alluringsome one the

fall with

his

break

load, or

like a magpie's,and laugh was one against her pranks to helpless

still

Others

who

assisted in many

endeavored instances.

has killed her not

constant

her

from

she

rock,when

stand

her

in Often, especially

laugh

caused

in

was

she took

heard

it seemed

should

she little, routes

ugly

showed

she

only,and

her, however

To

ments gar-

by keeping time

them

whenever

seconds

times some-

washing

terror,and

a

mimic

to

also

whiteness.

unusual

an

her

few

a

their clothes

to wash

Narike, the

Oster

forth.

isted ex-

sittingupon a stump, to the ground. Those

reached

always

was

motions,

his eyes from In

people,she

extraordinarylength.

little distance

a

pleasure to

a

hunters

swamps

at

she

women

by

seen

the

to

saw

of hair of

head

hair which

her

went

old

the old

generations,although she usually clad, girlbeautifully appearance as a young

her

made

belief of

yet won

over

as

the

to the

to stand "

She

well with has

gone,

others,"say

skepticismof

her the

the old

the

she

ning light-

people.,

presenttime.

157

NAEIKE.

favor enjoyed her special

those who

Among

hunter, Bottorpa Lasse. that if

he

only

of the

such

was

the

steppedout upon the pictureof an

drew

bird,or

He

barn, the

he

game

wished

a

skillful shot

a

porch and

animal

was

called the

upon

a

wall

brought within

was

of his gun.

range

Lasse invited his

neighborsto accompany of him on a hunt, and, expectingto bag an abundance slow not to accept the invitation. were the}?game, in the evening to the woods, They betook themselves where they found shelter in a coal burner's hut, and preparedto begin the hunt earlyin the morning. quested Along in the night Kate entered the hut,and retime

One

the hunters examined

so

blew

handed

!"

What

it

this

secured

much

a

It is further

burning of when of

The a

when

engaging

in

took

and

the others

did not

of

of

Ysatter, that

Asker, in

in flames

was

the year

and

in

1750,

ger great dan-

standing on

seen

was

at the

the

roof,

progress. she made

ceased

had

the

tower

gatheringin

they

the barrel,examined

of Kate

related

last time

had

then

shot.

Kate destruction,

harvest

She

soon

priming back exclaiming, Good, good, my was soon manifested, when signified

the clock

opposing their

first

"

the church

even

She

neighbors,but

Fie ! "

fine lot of game

a

get

as

down

their guns.

hunter's "

and

Lasse

the

her

them, exclaiming,

Lasse's gun,

boy

of

those

returned

to show

known

presence

the fields of Ysatter.

labor

eaten

her

to

eat

themselves

conversation,which

their into

turned

was

The

at

vesters har-

luncheon, and a

good humor, Kate, a upon

158

NAEIKE.

to

declared

man

young catch

her

and

had

she

crash

as

heard

blow

wise

to

do

with

the

Kate

as

little

of

near

over

to

than

the

ations vex-

Instantly

that

nose

better

for

world.

face

butter

say

nothing whipping

good

the

in

and

to

like

enclosure

an

their

changing

possible

a

in

in

mouth

thought

her

produced

a

from

gush

others, this

give

received

youth to

was

would

he

the

blood.

and

Ysatter.

food

have

rific ter-

the

blood

the

It

to

and

by,

caused

a

of

the

after

was

as

little

Upon the marshy oak and the grass starts of Sor, when

linden

covered

forth in the

island

spring,are

160

NARIKE.

be

to

here

seen,

than

the

and

which

surrounding grass,

placeswhere

the

there, circles

While

the

Elves

have

of

the

had

their

deeper green peoplesay mark a

ring dances.

provost, Lille Strale,was

of the

pastor

sent out late one parishchurch, a servant was evening to bring a horse in from a pasture. Plodding along as

best he could

when

it

darkness,he had

discovered

was

which

turn

the

in

he

way

that

he

had

not

far

gone

lost his way,

would, he could

find the

not

and,

sought

for meadow.

Exhausted at the

of

foot of

a

oak

an

music

lovely

near,

at last

himself.

little

tops

of

he

the

grass

in

lively

a

their footsteps

light were blades

quite

saw,

people engaged So

sat down

Presently strains

his ears, and

the sward.

upon

that the

to rest

of

walking, he

constant

reached

multitude

ring dance

by

scarcely

were

moved. of the

In the middle taller and

beautiful

more

Elf

ring stood the than

the

self, her-

Queen

others,with

a

golden crown upon her head and her clothes sparkling in the moonlight with gold and preciousstones. Beckoning to him, she said : Corne, Anders, and with me!" tread dance and Anders, thinkingit a "

would

be

woman

the

How

comply and

with

the

request

stepped bowing

of

a

into

ring. lad,he

ventured the

conclusion the

to

beautiful,rose

so

Poor

who

impolitenot

did not

to

dance

in participate terminated

the young

oak, and

from

what

know

man

that hour

the

is not found

he

was

a

fate awaited

sports of known, himself never

him

the Elves. but

again

at

its

under

again wholly

161

NARIKE.

From

himself.

man

in

the

melancholy, were

ended.

being

the

most

he

became

village, and,

before

the

lively

and

dullest

the

year

cheerful

had

gone,

young and

his

most

days

atui

Many

years

in the

and

flocked

and

skill,and

the

Father

to

the

he

his way

young

I will

he

clad

woman

you

as

follows

will

dance

in

for

he

he

as

the

over

himself

Kant, always that

to

which

be, could

set

who

in

out

hill of

had

they

dear.

costing Kant

the

near

one

off, declared

waltz near

white,

leap

reputed

the

and

met,

left

was

came

ended

home,

him

"If

boast

dance

the

in

bow

needed.

others

the

themselves

voices,"

was

the

him

This

justheard.

a

where

with

four

further

Nothing begin

"

into

height, some

measure

he let the

in

well

gone

could

when

played

compete

When

self him-

praise to laud

their

at

many

devil,good player as

not

on

not

Kant,

and

ready

of

it is

Kant,

little proud of his

a

had

pleasures were

that

it.

least word

that

his fiddle,

with

riot.

run

making

merry

the

remarked

called

the

at

knowing

near,

be there

would

great

a

appointed day, old

and

would

lage vil-

a

skies.

the

strings

far

fun

the

on

ordinary fiddler,not

ready

and

from

that

no

When

night

Mellosa, planned

Norrbyas,

assured

related, was

with

of

Kant,

to

Stora

festival,to which,

young

Sexton

of

parish

Christmas

dancing societyof Brasta,

a

ago

Sea

Jpe

the

night

Bjurbacka,

saluted

him

me,

Father

a

dressed ad-

and

:

play

a

polka

for

Kant,

you."

So

said, so

done.

stone

and

applied

Father

the

bow 163

Kant to

sat

the

himself

upon

strings of

the

163

NARIKE.

Such

polka

a

expected to

as

the

over

the

but

he

Finally God

"

forgive

brought

the

of

the

his

was

persuaded finally waltzes

me,

hill.

renown

than

bow

had

never

seemed

bounded

forced

follow.

to

became

arm

wild

numb,

measure.

something

was

wrong.

What

have

parted,

and

sinner.

For take

again he

upon

his

before

on

himself

a

his

up

that the

a

Kant

the he

I

he

of

night

acquired

the

ward, home-

could

the

an

at

devil,

but,

fiddle, one

brook

hastened

time

eventful and

fiddler.

the

that

long

memory, as

from

heart,

found

played

strings

heard of

to

superior.

had

fiddle

was

Heavy

complied,

itself

The

same

poor

the

laugh

to

he

tones

himself.

:

acknowledging all,

the

that

instant

awful-sounding foot

The

of

myself?"

upon

Upon

he

his

;

in

forth

fiddle

was

arm

understood burst

his

him.

another

continued

now

control

play.

from his

and

followed

music

Kant

less

help

strings

melody

One

much

without

come

all

from

came

now

hear,

to

lost

he

Instantly

instrument.

after be

not-

when

he

beautiful had

ened fast-

greater

The

snipe,as

is well

known,

low, marshy meadows, 164

is

and

a

bird

which,

which in

habits in-

flight,

165

VESTERMANLAND.

makes of

noise

a

its

with

wings

the

unlike

not

neighing

horse.

a

A

farmer,

One

had

in his

dry

summer

in

days

many

himself

who

lazy and

man

rode

succession,to

water, without

no

a

employ the

first

instructed.

looked

never

his

it

giving

the poor

master's where

drink,

animal

horse,

there

was

he

as

was

thus

through the long dry period. It happened one day that the farmer the servant city,and commanded

would

been

So

negligentservant.

pasture

a

after his property,

had

left to

suffer

the

horse

from

the

where

he would,

pasture. The

not

returningin

but

neither

found

his master

season,

could

from

horse could be found.

no

he

the

find

the

days later,when

in the

air.

Soon

his

after

It had

"

Are

hastened with

him,

peared disapnot

was

and

persuasivetones the

with

another

From

horses,and

horse

was

boy

day

before

for water

?"

horse.

!"

adjoining

an

cried the

His

to

transformed

farmer,

shout

was

swered an-

the

the

grasp

into

a

farmer, in the

halter,

bird, which,

into the air. farmer

all else he

when

continued

about

was

neigh,flew

that

his

neighing horse, as a

neigh.

Gralle,Gralle,my when

heard

drinking in

the

again out,

was

observed

there,Gralle

you

to catch a

farmer

surprisehe he

supposed, standing and

meadow.

want

animal.

servant

after

out

pasture completely, and

continuingthe search,to

and

The

again.

Some

he

the

set

the

search

but

went,

man

fetch

to

to

go

saw

they went

took

care

to it that to

of

his

they did

pasture.

own

not

"astle

At

days, search

careful In her

the

it

the

were

them,

upon

each

Klinta

Spring,

situated

to

love

on

south

the

there

sprung

up eyes

many

in

check, they

certain

a

of

with

great pomp,

that

Knowing

other

most

day

had

keeping expressions

meet

agreed

One with

ardent

an

the

royal descent,

received

was

people.

young

of

stood,

now.

daughter.

until

long

which

remnant

any

lady

a

beautiful

not

was

between

dwelt

there

Bedelunda,

said, a castle,of

prince, who

a

of

reveal

fails to

and it

to

came

fptnta

parish

it is

so

castle

young

and

in the

Tibbie,

in former

mud

night

castle

at

Klinta

near

Mountain. in the

Late

asleep, and

when

evening,

it had

quiet in

become

lady crept quietly from gate,

but

the

her

to

a

ring

which

she

easily bribed.

Then

neck, proffering it old

could

man

pass,

with

the

tendered

the

with

not

resist, and that

condition

castle

the

; such

he

quietly

hand not

was

chain a

ing Think-

her

from

but

she

young-

it for her.

gold

a

ring

to

drew

him, took

she

open

were

castle,the

clown

she

gold might persuade him,

inhabitants

the

room

refused

porter

all its

from

her

temptation allowed

should

so

the

her

to

before

return

dawn. she

When the

arrived

at

prince sittingupon him,

of that

of

she her

threw

the

stone

a

herself

lover,

she

spring

into

found

near

his

she

she

thought

saw

by, and, approaching But,

arms.

herself

in

the

instead

embrace

167

VESTERMANLAND.

of the Mountain

mountain, however, she

interior of the

the

ing reach-

Before

into the mountain.

her

bore

her up and

lifted

Mountain,, who

Klinta

of

King

ceeded suc-

the giant's he wore from slippingthe crown head and hanging it,as she passed,upon the branch of that she had that the prince could see so a pine tree kept her appointment. When they reached the inside of the mountain, the in

giant laid

the young

after which

came

to the

there

he

and

the

in

hanging

crown

what

his attention

mountain, where

to the

happened, and piercedhis body with

in

When

it.

her

back

commanded giant woman to the spring. But,"

you

reach

there three

"

so

the young and

to the

the

Meanwhile

the

by

himself

spring

giant

porter, in from

the

While

happened.

woman

laid

was

thrown

it

the

at

her added

remorse

woman

to carry

son

she,

her

breathed the

of his

over

tower, and

before

carrying

giantwas side

"

forfeited."

been

she

the

his sword

the young

lives will have

to

understood

drew

anguish

finally,

attracted

now

the

And

prince

came,

was

He

tree.

had

awoke,

and

the meadow

around

a

he failed to find his mistress

spring. When

walked

the

Meantime

had made.

asleep,

told her what

and

mother

to his

he went

the

upon

she fell

where

chamber,

discoveryhe

beautiful

the

his

spread" in

"star

carefullydown

woman

prince.

deed, ended

thus

last

had

his

days. The

wagon an

prince and and

eminence

wagon

and

his love

conveyed near

sword

to

Gryta were

a

laid upon

were

beautiful

and

there

buried

in

green

golden

meadow

interred. the

a

on

Even

mound,

the

which

VESTERMANLAND.

168

spring

every bird be

cherry, dug

receive

up, his

is

by

surrounded

but

when mortal

both

he

wound

hedge and

wagon who

a

is

first

therefrom.

of

sword

to

see

white,

blooming

shall, the

in

latter

time, shall

On corner

in

a

point

of Lake

days past,a

patch was

which

shoots

Kasvalen, in coal burner left to

a

out

the

named

servant 169

into

the

northwest

regionof Linde, lived, Nils.

boy

to

His little garden care

for,while

170

VESTERMAJtfLAND.

he

dwelt

duringthe he

always

in

summer

and

the

forest,chopping coal-wood

burning it in but

toiled,nothing

the winter.

luck

bad

returned

was

him, and, leading all other subjects, poor Nils talk of the

One

his home

where village he

day when

for

Yes, indeed;it answered

draw on

with

the

ground

for

the stack and

he

began

to

that

as

in the

Nils could

of them

be

evening

coal

time

day'swork, and

well

not

say no,

assisted him Nils

she

so

with

had

so

so

with him

she became

bother

did not

with

turned re-

When

the drawing,

much

nor

so

had

year

and

forest,he

was

said he would

was

careful think

of three

burner,for she

trouble

been

make

she

the mother

no

presuming,and him

in the forest three

the coal

that he had

like,but, as

thoughts,and

came

day.

next

remained

more

not

was

time.

woman

take her home did

her

had

before

the fourth

When

thought of

she

burned

was

children,but this care

began

woman

the material

noon

When

could

during which

years,

by

and

ance," assist-

some

faster than

stack.

new

to him

have

to

the dark

near

followingday, and dailythereafter.

the

Thus

much

again

come

never

good coal

Nils

a

coal burner the

took

wood

Nils what

might

The

good

his horse,so that

she asked if she

be

Nils, whereupon the

logs and

to carry

would

the

was

stack of wood

burning,on the other side of the lake came Harg Mountain, a strange woman asked him if he needed help in his work. "

to

was.

a constructing

was

ever How-

entered

from

them.

demanded

that

her his wife. very not over

useful to

she

upon

he

This to

him

betray his

the matter.

171

VESTERMANLAND.

day he

One

he

thinkingas

He

child.

had

the

from

the

coal

there

burst

upon

him.

him

was

he

similar

he had

his

made

she

he

went, when

he

ment agree-

before

strike three times

On

As

an

arrival,and

standing

sighta

help.

first entered

tree

his

woman

and

pine

kiln.

not

thoughts,returning

when

woman

had

Troll

a

that

scene

neared

to

cent inno-

an

her company

always upon stack,he would old

be

been

not

set him

whether not

forgotthat

strange

approachingthe ax an against an

from

might

and

he

home,

service,that

wits

if it

in these

to his forest

with

reflect

to

there

since he

thought

not

began

he heard

lent willingly

so

Involved

his

what

misstep,and

a

who

had

he had

church, where

to

years, and

for many

made

went

the

with

little way

a

suddenly

nearly took

stack

his

he discovered

it in

brightflames,and around it stood the mother and her three children drawing the coal. They drew and and sparksfilledthe air high slacked so that fire,smoke toward the heavens, but instead of pine branches, with used for slacking, they had bushy tails, ordinarily in the snow, which, after dipping them they beat the fire. When

Nils had

contemplated this awhile,he crept trunk he made the pine whose

stealthilyback

to

echo

blows

lay three far

heard went

and

forward now

it. The went

stack

When

as

duties

woman

as saw

ax,

if he

thing was as he was burned steadilyand

her the

his

Mountain.

Harg

to the stack

every

about

at

away

from

that

so

it

Thereupon had

he

nothing,

seen

accustomed

well, and

was

the

to

see

woman

usual. Nils

again,she

renewed

her

172

VESTERMANLAND.

be allowed

appealsto

to his

go

home

with

and

him

his wife.

become "

to

the

Yes,

shall be

matter

settled now," said

Nils,

and departedfor home, ostensibly to consolingly,

his

horse,but he

instead to

went

shores of the lake, where

lived

he asked

pursue

what

no

his horse

hitch

he should

ride

Troll

woman

drive

brisklyto

The

and

coal

children to ice and

When

kiln

standing horse

could

When

the

from

shore.

to

the

cart; and

the of

best the

let

slip the and

cart

Troll

the wolves

saw

back!

it for my

do

!"

Then

But he

she

sake,do Nils

heard

the

ning run-

saw,

largepack from

fast

as

as

his way

the

call and

shrieked.

it for your

the

shore.

other to

of

left

were

began

Trolls

her

heading for the possiblespeed.

harness

continued

into the and

lake,he

she

loop

no

woman

its contents

back!"

come

was

ice,up

slipperyice, and rode straightto the carry him

daughter,Yipa the

shout the

the wilderness,a

he

the

the time

same

to

the

the

beg. "Come will not

horse ;

into

over

called to

the middle

him

that on

of the

again.

jump in,at the

he reached

shafts, so

Then

back

get

that

harness.

carefullythat there

and

wolves, whereupon

you

to

putting his horse

toward

or

home

go

harness

so

pausing;

harness,rode

or

the

to

to it

saw

the reins

woods

ice

to

from

harnessed burner,followingthe instructions,

his horse and upon

the

on

children the

him

in the reins

the ice

whom

free himself

to

cart,but

coal-kiln without

the

at

to the coal

over

wise old man,

advised

man

be found

loopsshould

turn

old

The

the dilemma. and

to

course

the east

Kallernas,on a

fetch

"If

youngest toward

callingone

to

173

VESTEBMANLAND.

the

other, in

cousin

of

depths

has

loop,"

does

did

Nils

fields,

and

roads

stones

only

arrived

came

and

Nils, to

his

health the

days.

he few

and

of

the

loops

and

from

reply

a

the

tore

acres

Thus

the

his

ill

Trolls

go to

horse

his

the

cottage were

once

but

and

dead, of

he

forest, until

caught

he

a

Troll

stable.

the

and

over

where

home,

fell

from

came

way,

his

after, "When

in

that

corner

shortly

cabin

around the

not

weeks.

many

direction,"

that

the

away

fell

sold

then."

straight

when

himself, bed

in

ride

not

and

shot

Stripa,

came

Harkallarn,

at

Ringshallen,

had

in

Harsberg. him

He

"

no

sister hold

catch

Catch

"

Harsberg,

"Ringshallen, "He

pull!"

in

Brother

"

confined

was

his

recovered

and the

cultivated end

napping.

of

his

One

evening, little girlwent

ago,

a

the

forest

search gone

of

to

a

long time up through

Bolstre

Castle

sheep that

some

in

had

astray.

Keaching the inside walls,the little girlwas 174

of the met

by

175

VESTERMANLAND.

old

an

clothed

woman, who

covering,

a

friends

was

so

while

it

become

to

and

possession

of

care

her

of

number

take

to

skirt

red

a

her

into

gave

her

in

a

and

box,

a

she

went

manded com-

invite

to

her

at

guests

head

gray

ter's daugh-

wedding. The

girl the

refuse a

stone

thus

sat

her

head

the

tree

box,

and,

charge,

in

tree, and

a

in

such

revealed

its

a

"

and

The

did

woman

way

not

home,

would

that

the

household,

a

in

not

her

one

buried

return,

the

wear

lost

long

go crown,

to

upon she

When

had

twittering leaves

from the

upon

flew of

over

fell

cross

a

gold it

was

ground,

patiently,

finally her

it

the

Troll

with was

Now

lover.

Troll's

the

down

crown

and

so,

with

taking do

blessings

after

waited

girl

sat

form

bridal

dare

and

open

gold

shining

costly 'jewels.

other

many

box,

instantly

cover

contents

not

two

up,

to

as

the

whereupon

did

bird

a

looking

manner

she

return.

heard

she

time

long

a

the

taking

woman's

the

wait

to

that

frightened

where

set

jewel

and

fine,

so

it

that

out

only back

But

No

bride

it

the

girl to

misfortune to

surely

her

on

casket.

clear

was

old

the

property.

brought carried

she

but

soon

every

upon

the

castle

lies

to-day.

and

is

child

a

out

child

also, that

;

be

must

to

will

be

Bettna A

should

child for

home

allowed

to

No

like

began

to

that were

child

and

was

sought

danger could "

a

wise

child in

her

first

attend

away,

attending

day

which

on

obliged

was

the

to

her

to

duties the

she

to

of

wants

the

absence

fire

go her was

the

It

greedy

so

The

way. of no

eaten

longer

be

'

176

it devoured

out

it

of

doubt

any

Whereupon who,

parents

was

cried

ugly,

people being

being

woman,

the

became

that

haps, per-

baptism, cried

however,

weeks,

changeling." old

anything unusual,

change.

in its

came

a

is not

distance

before

not, during

some

a

There was

steel

occurred

birth

first

noticed

had

observe

in great

home.

have

After

continuously

of

the

that

once

as

thrown

out.

child

fiend.

a

to

during

would

if the

attention

some

christened

time

and

go

one

If

given

the

in

evening

be

short

a

family,

own

the

but

coming,

the

had lived

who

officiate

to

article

which

ago.

mother,

hand

other

Trolls,

peasant's wife

Her

on

was

years

be

not

happen

may

fire

there

in

water

should

bandages. it

the

where

room,

the

some

or

by the

exchanged

young

child.

its

to

a

; that

is washed

precautions

many

in

out

go

needle,

a

attached

these

paid

to

yet christened

not

new-born

the

its

allowed

be

not

must

that

knows

intelligentgrandmother

Every

the

thing every-

poor,

they

house

and

that

the

husband

said, could

177

SODERMANLAND.

parents what

the

instruct

do

to

to

back

get

their

child.

own

mother

The

three

oven

she

Thursday evenings

one

young

the

upon

followed,and

was

bake

to throw

about

was

to build

directed

was

in

succession,lay

shovel, then

it into

when

fire in the bake

a

the

the

pretend The

fire.

the third

woman,

the

that

advice

evening,

throwing the changelinginto the fire, it seemed, a little deformed, evil-eyedwoman rushed up threw it in the crib and requested with the natural child, was

in the act

the

return

of

of

treated

never

thought

her

child.

your

child

it such

to do

vanished

through

took

resident

with

Nykoping

I

have

have

never

doing

propose

child

unnatural

and

with

less unfortunate

Sodermanland.

Vingakir, who

of

and

now

you the

she, "I

door.

is told in

consequences,

to

as

changelingstory,but

Another

A

the

badly

so

harm

she

mine," whereupon

said

"For,"

loads

of

made

frequent trips in the

flour,was

habit

of

night at the house of a farmer in Verna. One summer night he arrived later than usual, and, the as people were already in bed and asleep,the weather being pleasant,he did not wish to wake anyone, haltingfor

so

him to

the

unhitched

stack and

hay sleep. to

He

a

had

been

awake, when, deformed

woman,

the stone

and

horse

from

the

laid himself

time

some

under

from

Looking on

his

a

under stone

carrying a babe, about went

her

under

the

the

wagon

wagon,

by, an

near

made

she carefully,

into the house.

hitched

wagon,

her laid

In

a

yet

ugly, ance. appear-

the child short time

178

SODERMANLAND.

she

returned, and

stone,

taking

child

another

bearing

the

up

first

it

laid

;

returned

one,

the

upon

the

to

house. The

as

the

woman

child

sleeping the

When went

The

charge, fallen

As burden

great

child, great

hid

she

his

the

under

just the

for such

in

could

the child

carried

the

wagon. she

gone

which

from

soon

took

house,

the

as

she

turned re-

upon where-

in,

stone.

of

welfare

the

extraordinary

an

his

close

not

his

little

manner

eyes

for

the

night.

soon

to

hands,

found

had

place

under

coat

house,

anxious had

the

their

divining

resting

into his

the

child

traveler,

his

and

to

disappeared

which

in

returned

the

into

of

rest

and

time

with she

disappeared

Troll

third

a

had

it

and

actions,

from

cautiously

crept

purpose,

her

observed

man

as

the

it

house,

consternation

which,

as

rejoicing.

dawned where

over

may

be

he

went

with

he

found

the

the

presumed,

his

in

occupants

disappearance was

precious

received

of

the with

What

is

now

with Eriksberg,

among

*The of

character

chief

President

and

Vxkull, to whom As a

far

woman

as

can

be

Senator the

name

the best accounts judged from understanding, decision and

of unusual

179

of

its castle-like buildings

parks

estate

an

once

the country seat

and

gardens,was

called

Pintorp, upon

in this narrative Erik

is the

wife

Gyllerstierna, Beata

Pintorpa is given. obtainable, Lady Beata was of Lady

power.

It is quite possible

180

SODERMANLAND.

which "

tradition

The

of

Lady

At

at his

them

death, yet

her

to

melancholy

story, lived

the

goes a

young

of

story nobleman

a

left his

man,

Instead

to his widow.

estates

the

Pintorp."

Pintorp, so

who,

fixed

has

and

goods

of

tress proving a good misdependents, she impoverished

numerous

in all

possibleways and treated them with the the castle she had deep cells, greatest cruelty. Under the terrors the slightest of which, on provocation, poor innocent

a

many She

would

and

he who

his back

vicious

set

he

dogs

would

the

morning

day's work.

Noticing

time, she of

flew and

abuse

estate,and

that

in her

have command and

tragical end of

localization The

a

opinion

our

derived that

the

estate

days, resided

later

of her

myth,

alone

that

took thereon.

to

tease-

its

name

mand com-

mercilessly

stories her

therefore

of

she

dependents her

she

inhuman

generation,

and

may

did

not

conduct

that

this is

a

legend. that

because

though from

the

Yxkull

Beata of

story-tellers have "

be

and that

and

the

the

execute to

servants

than

found

confiscated. possessions

severe,

date

German

ever

to be

was

and all his

hazarded

Pina

and

little

a

pouring upon him a in punishment commanded

If he failed to

treatment

a

for the

most, fore-

is

uncritical from

rage,

fellow

on

it, before evening,uncut, top

similar

in this gruesome which

of

are

stood

the

It is certain

love.

their

a

unreasonably

been

Pintorp

unfortunate

punctuallyhe

and

exactions

sometimes

with

evening

upon

the estate

from

of

largestoak

garden.

fully and driven

could

people congregate

curses,

to carry

to the

children, hour

fixed

a

in the

Lady

an

into

to fell the

him

at

go home

the castle steps watching the

flood

and

beggars

on

experience.

to

lashed.

well

Early one

behind

made

was

at his work

not

was

that

be certain

creature

the

credulously good

the

taken

grounds

family

to

came

of

name

for

exist

of Pinaur,

play

a

part

estate, Pintorp, granted, for

who,

the in

was

belief former

SODERMANLAND.

Pondering woods

where

looked

so

to

his sentence

over

he met

old

an

I

done

am

went

man

who

man

the

to

he

inquiredwhy

the

old

does not

unfortunate

what

man

the Lord

for,if

aid," sighed the

my

the

sad.

Because

"

181

fellow,and

his mistress

task

a

come

formed in-

had

puf

him.

upon "

Don't

oak, then

that

set

Gyllerstiernaand

"

the

uneasy," said

be

the

yourselfupon

but

stranger,

chop

trunk, when draw

it to

Svante

Baner

he

instructed,began

will

Erik the

castle." The

peasant, as fell with

tree, which his

Taking

ax.

began

to

at the

arrived the tree

on

you

The

been

man

voice

a

your

knees, Svante?"

lady

who

to swear,

with

to

the castle

of the

one

heard

him.

instead

in the

and

the

of

to

were

black

"

"What, the

steps at

had

end, to threaten

the

there

an

was

and castle,

horses stood in black

dressed

the

as

repenting she

the walls of the

man

was

invisible

to say,

Hereupon

two

once

yard. Just

anything further,who

imprisonment.

follow

gates

of

short time the oak had

was

but helpers,

scold

at

speed

and

standing upon

was

earthquake which shook black carriagedrawn by castle yard. A handsome from the carriage,bowed prepare

a

the castle gate

stumbled,and

the laborer's

began

in

blow

tree

The

opposing fences

designatedspot in struck

top

trunk,the

cut the

to

the third

at

by horses.

understood,without

time

the

aside like straws, and

brushed

haulers

crash

upon

if drawn

great that

so

soon

great

a

his seat as

move

was

lady

Tremblingly "

and

a

in the

stepped bade

for she

her knew

183

SODERMANLAND.

the stranger was

well who

three

remain

She

consent.

her, and

denied

hours,

three which

but

she

When

that

saw

prayed

three

not

also

was

days, then in

minutes

affairs. her

availed

prayers

allow to, at least,

him

for three

only

household

her

; this

months

allowed

was

disposeof

to

asked

last she

at

to let her

visitor would

the

for three

begged

him

begged

; to this

yet

years

she

"

nothing she

curate, chambermaid

her

with

her

the

journey.

and

house

This

granted,so they entered the carriage,which instantlyunder way and went off at such a speed stood in the yard saw the people who nothing but

that

streak behind

black

the

When time

they

hall,he her

gave

that

concluded shoes

her

filled with the

gave

by the

it

third

if

with

The into the

her

three

with

priestwho opening

such

her

a

head,

geance ven-

and

until her

times

asked

she

fire.

her

trap

a

in

shoes.

blood.

glowing

dance

some

permissionto give chamberlain, whose fingers were

her

vanished

woman

from

chambermaid

fingersas

with

times

streamed

first dance

as

ridden

wooden

and

gown

hair three

blood

gold ring to

burned

coarse

a

her

the

had

followers

lightedcastle,up the steps of them. ing Arrivgentleman conducted deprivedthe lady of her rich clothes

by dancing

were

After

her

a

instead

he combed

Next

the

on

it.

and

to

black

in the and

lady

came

the

which

her

go

was

was

a

to

servants

a

the second

After

key ring, which

iron.

At

in the

where

nearest

the

woman

and

opened and

peeped had

she

scorched

termination

the

floor

cloud of smoke

stood

dance

of the

flames. with

curiosity

gone

down,

SODERMANLAND.

when

spark

a

When

all

injunctions into

the

and

the

not

horses

back.

the

Instantly and

where

way

back

with

carriage,

the

travelers

they

wandered

to

Pintorp.

black

in

found

three

and

even

sprang

straight, but

and

the

themselves

years

the

strong

they

curiosity,

horses,

the

gave

speed,

great her

in

with

but

broad

was

him

eye.

Hurriedly

control

not

one

home,

way

galloped could

hit

gentleman

back.

The

and

but

return

look

carriage.

chambermaid

their

to

to

had

the

over

permission

servants

forest,

he

was

below

from

up

thereafter

that

so

eye

came

looked

road

in

before

the

appeared dis-

a

wild

finding

OMxTritig.*

About

mile

a

and

several

valley, between island herself

upon

which

and

all her

The

Vessels many the

mud

there

is

between

the

At

until

had

small

a

lake

the

is

respectable size, but reeds.

A

good

while

which,

upon

cuckoo

Insolent

would

have

there

lived

the

as

its

its

a

near

banks

quite with

fish

for

enough. the

on

estate

Nasbyholm,

as

lies

water-course,

a

empty

lady

ground. play-

over

caught been

way graze

of

once

grown

there

lake, perhaps

near

lady

legend

Polycrates

localities

has

was

in

Now

their

spreads

not

the

notable

stone."

This

*The

almost

now

and

goats

pike formerly had

is

bays.

bottom.

and

cows

which

back

this

and

an

buried

winding

stream

formed,

man

its

at

stream

poor

Millar's

found,

was

little

otherwise

far from

not

King

a

pot, that

his

"

Many

been

banks,

this

place

one

burned

through there,

small

a

and

perch

the

formerly

was

lake

of

vessel

time

one

but

and

two

unhindered

grass-grown

where

and

Ingiald I llrada

Eldsund,

sunken

a

nothing

heights

narrow

attendants.

then,

that

times

connecting

ago

years

Strengniislies a

wood-covered

called

way

went,

from

in olden

valley is

water

open

half

a

in

of in

was

the

rich

ring1, originally has

Samos],

Scandinavia,

Priest's

very

Daughter

as :

in

Na"rike,

in Denmark, 184

Oriental

an

become

still

and

a

part The Free

[See Herodotus

tale of

Rich

the

folk-lore

Lady;

Birthe,

proud,

more

etc.

in

of

Norway,

on

several The

SODERMANLAND.

lookingwith lands

and

contempt

than

she believed One

day be

under

from

lake

she

far

did not

hide

all

fellows

that

went

with

his

live

want,

and

become

tell how

thoughts

that

declared many it

that

that

was

as

depths of her

the

not

this

she

was

hundreds

it would

as

At

lake

"

had

plete com-

take

her

riches became

lady

rich that

of years

her

recover

if she

she need she

same

fingerand castingit far

her after

what,

or

the so

at the

she

money

impossiblethat be to

habit,

priestasked

went,

to, for she could

even

from

all

her

was

lists she

the

ing walk-

day

one

much

tax

many

the grave.

poor

the

how

thought

into

should

were

shore, she began, as

riches; to

amounted

her

ring

as

painfullystraight

was

incomplete,whereupon

angered, and

a

priestin

who

one

his hostess

priestand

of her

and

from

and

home

interest,and

at

with

A

accommodating

priestwho

a

the

boast

all,it

blood

chair.

a

how

less money

noble

as

her.

stir the fire,or

to

along the had

of those

one

but

While

to

had

of

not

were

priestvisited

old

an

away

home,

at

she, and

sent

back

bent

all who

upon

herself to be.

respects,not could

185

not

should

gold ring

time

drawing

out

into

the

water.

The this more

that

that

as

wonderful

things as

had

happened in the world, and that it was impossiblethat her ringmight be recovered she might become poor.

Later with

priestmaintained

in the

fish to

kitchen

day an

sell.

girlwas

A

old fisherman number

given the

were

task of

came

not

than

to the house

bought, and cleaningthem.

the

186

SODERMANLAND.

When

she

she

it Has

"

The

with

the

moderate

her

riches lost

lady

my

lady

ceased

priest,

who

sat

toward

the

"Here

ring

upon The

story this

it does

day.

be

?

ring

talk,

"

and

lady,

a

window

sat

he

the

asked

who

from

taken

cast

the

at

finger

because

priest might

quietly

it

is, any

the

table.

than

How

to

the

to

greater

valuable

most

rushed

her

with

saw

could

her.

maid.

glance

the

at

looking

out

lake.

lady

serious

she

haste

she

pike,

looking

mistress'

her

possible

largest

upon

great

wrangling think

and,

recognized

In

ring.

the

open

shining,

something care,

cut

grew

pale,

the

said

way,"

but

maid,

the

priest

and

the

laid

looked

more

ever.

went

not

with

her

and

relate,

but

the

her lake

riches is

called

thereafter,

Goldring

the

to

In the forest north Stora

Malm,

because

there

on

lies

King

the

has

been

XI.

Stallsbacke

is said to have

the

parishof

Stall Hill"

"

had

-

his stable

journeys.

forest

garden and

hill called

Charles of his

one

"Within

a

Djulo,in

of Stora

where

the

near

many

compelled to 187

hill there

is

man

has

gone

wander

the

whole

a

an

chanted en-

astray,

night

80DERMANLAND.

through, because coat

inside out,

him

the

he

did

that

turning

fire at the sun,

throwing

or

know

not

would

key to his deliverance. Many have, during these wanderings, in the enchanted themselves

the steward Late

path

himself

as

Djulo,succeeded Thursday evening, while

the

Stora

pasture

suddenly

in the

garden ever the heavens,

to the

home

which

by

seen

Lofberg, in doing. traveling the

The

man.

ated liber-

old

visible

was

prisoned im-

all have

high

a

give

been

mansion, he

of

presence

grated gates, beyond beautiful

not

the enchantment

from

from

one

from

garden,but

his

found

wail

with

the

most

moon

was

and high in Lofberg could distinguish that the objectsas clearlyas in daylight. He saw trees were hung full of fruit,and that the bushes bowed with berries,which glistened like precious he had viewed the magnificent sight a When stones. few minutes, and was about old man, who to go on, an proclaimed himself the gardener, presented himself, and invited Lofberg to go in and gather of the fruit what he pleased. But too wise for this. Lofberg was

He

understod

Trolls,and into

what

answered

beautiful

more

go

that

he

that

at

garden, and

strange gardens

saw

was

the

there

home

that he had to

get

a

no

few

work was

of the a

much

occasion

rotten,

to sour

apples. This came

up

he a

should

have

not

strong wind, which

wall,and, as Lofberg left crash

home,

there

vision

suddenly melted

came

a

said.

blew

it behind in the

away.

Suddenly his hat

him

and

over

there the

hastened

forest,whereupon the

In of

*

out

Supplementing

to

the

priest's

this

story,

worldly-minded

the

parish

Svingarn it

is

related

wife

for

of

Veckholm, lived,

Fjord, that

seducing

the

punishment the

servant

east

the

in

meted into

the

190

UPLAND.

fifteenth and

century,a priestwidely known

Bible,and rest, he at

No

goodness.

in the

altar.

His

wife, who

did

the

attended

kindly,determined end,

church

look

not

by

went

that he did not read

evening, when

to

went

the

and

day

to

only

put

others

end

her

to

these an

had

offer up

to

upon

for his wisdom

his

his to

gone

prayers

wrorldlyaffairs,

nightly ramblings to them, and to this

evening,called into service one of the servants. Lasse," said she, if you will put a white sheet over the path and you and stand in the dark near from the church, you frightenfather when he comes one

"

"

shall have The

a

his

nothing againstthis,and mistress,clad the

positionnear

a

and

of ale."

had

man

of took

pot

himself

with

the

directed

as

path connecting

the

sistance as-

and

church

parsonage. After

awhile

the

from

priestcame

the

church.

Upon observingthe spook, he read a prayer and bade the apparition sink into the ground. The man sank into the ground to his knees without betraying himself, but continued to play the ghost. The Lasse sank into the priestprayed again, when ground to his waist. It is I ! dear father ! it is I ! cried Lasse,now "

"

in consternation. It is too

"

attempt after

death

The and woman

to

the

same

frighten should

her

has

Veckkolm.

been

late,Lasse

husband in the

remain

story is told

attempt of

late! too

of

a

from grave

to

repliedthe priest,

devotions

was

that

her

body

undecayed.

member

woman

made

his

!"

establish

of the that

she

old

family of Ickorna,

is identical

with

the

191

UPLAND.

with

a

alive

sank

To raised

one

into

the

earth

the

commemorate

on

when

voice.

sorrowful

the

the

which

spot, old

one

At

the

out

of

has

a

always

become

the

servant

sight.

incident, is

time

same

wooden

replaced old

and

cross

by decayed.

was

a

new

"Id

Near

Lagga Church,

hundra,

is

a

of it toward is

said, two

so

In ben

the

least the

five hundred

feathers

the

old

of

lived

old,

the

near

the

other

his

and

Gub-

Lagge

last hair

at

was

seen,

white

as

Will

the

and

out

as

him

the Good

"

:

healths

drink

in and

going

when

mountain,

saluted

come

you

Jacob

named

peasant

a

came

thank

is another

you," replied Jacob,

companionship.

able

drink,

to

a

If you

it until

save

who

had

have

sire de-

no

than

more

morning,

for

there

day coming."

That

known

it

dove.

a

man

for such are

called

when

who,

"

hill

a

side

estate.

giant

a

to

the

which,

Cottage,"

Kasby

near

On

Lang-

"

?

No,

"

south

one

village of Lagga, passed

me

you

the

years

morning, Joppe!

"

an

Watcher's

morning

one

mountain

with

is "

Lagge

man

Early to

lead

mountain

old

"

opening, from

church

of

municipality

the

Kashogen,

to

the

mountain.

Meadow

"

in

of

singularlyformed paths

called

north

tew

is

good

that

advice,"

before,

I

should

said

Lagga.

have

been

"

a

I

Had richer

now."

man,

"It

is not

"Yes

it

account

of

his fist at

yet

is,for the

Lagga

too

late,"replied the peasant.

I must

church clock

leavo

here

bells," said tower. 192

in the the

morning

on

giant, shaking

193

UPLAND.

"

will

You

come

again,

never

Lagga

Fjord

becomes

fear,"

Jacob

said

consolingly. "

Lake

Yes, a

when

replied

meadow," into

the

mountain.

the

giant

a

with

field

a

and

sigh,

Ostund

and

appeared dis-

About at

the

a

a one

mile

northwest

time,a

parishonersof

*The water nymphs plaintive strain and

are

from

Jiirna

Church

was

cated, lo-

mill,Snoaqvarn,belongingto

water

Nas. noted

expressing

musicians a

longing 194

; their to be

music released

usually being in the day of on

195

DALARNE.

a

that saw

water

a

fiddle

a

on

a

"What ?"

you

just arrived

had

sittingin

man

psalm from good do you the priest.

a

church

of

Nas

set out

for

mill,when

he

the

at

the

rapidsbelow psalm book.

think You

"

said

the

chaplainof

the

its own,

priestof place,and

had

before

Sunday morning,

One

a

it,playing

playing will

your

need

Jam

expect no

do !"

mercy

Sadly the figureceased playing,and broke his fiddle in pieces, whereupon the priest regretted his severe condemnation, and again spoke : God knows, maybe, after all." I'll the man in joy, "then "Is that so ?" exclaimed charmingly pick up my piecesand play better and more "

before."

than

mill in the

another

To

Lindsnas,

peasant

a

in the

it

yet ground.

mill

not

was

"as "

received

"Whew!

what

judgment.

Sometimes,

capricious

certain for mill

ruleis

regions that at that

time

but of

one

the

the

the matter

burst.

the

water

eyes

again no not

so

streams

should

nymphs

if

see

that

the

to

the

might be,when below, two

he

wicket

the

have

!"

you

have!"

eyes

cried the

reply.

no

;

go and

his arrival

on

great eyes you

going they stop it, break

millstones

he would

opened

monstrous

peasant again cried

a

what

devil ! what

The

peasant,but

the

and

glaring at him from large as half moons."

saw,

parish,Lindqvarn,near with his grist. time

noticed

He

running,

to learn

wheel-house

one

came

night he thought

Along was

same

not are

it,or

the

answer.

folk-lore in the often, they appear which It is believed, they inhabit.

grind grain out

on

in all the

grind

at such

the

night before

streams, a

furious

and

as

in

mas, Christ-

if they

find

that

the

rate

DALARNE.

196

he

Then

Are

"

the

he

stirred

up

returned.

he

now?"

large

as

eyes

your

he

which

with

brand,

fire

large

where

mill,

the

into

sprang

shouted

through

wicket. !

"Yes

"

Hereupon in

the

at

once

in

came

the

floor,

where

the

wheel

peasant the

began

the

from

answer

the

ran

voice

to

seemed

turn

stream.

stick

to

again.

through come

a

from,

hole

and

a

Many of

parish

for

wide The to

ago

Ore,

named

wonderful

his

king, hearing and

he

had

that

his

died

on

haversack

was

might

name

his would

The

struggle

such

with

force

his reward,

For could

skate

him

the

by

returned

nearly

twelve

square

*It made

day

is believed a

part

of

him,

his

king, and

arrival

however

into

put

his

holm. Stock-

at

told

was

and

out

gave

bread

speed

a

he

that it

might

suddenly

cluded con-

great

and

begun his

three

antagonist

of

ribs

his

demanded

as

day,

one

and

his

upon

broken.

were

much it

back

land was

he

as

granted

king.

he

this

command.

Stenbock.

Bolsbjorn

When

to

the

laying

in

come

strong

so

off at such

set

upon

soon

that

around

and

foreign

be

to

king's

new-baked

vanquish

by Bolsbjorn

he

reward,

was

the

followed

warm

own

if he

the

superior.

him,

to

to

arrived

said

was

obey

the

conducted

He

his

had

yet

was

in far

him

newly

a

who

upon

and

way,

noted

commanded

with

to

which

dog, the

him,

found

his skates

Strapping

about

hastened

Bolsbjorn

Bole,

at

Bolsbjorn,

Stenbock,

never

lived

strength.

wrestle

named

champion

be,

man

a

Stockholm

that

there

generations

this the

home miles

he of

had

made

land,

the

which

his

circuit

of

ants descend-

occupy. from

comes

folk-lore

of

an

Dalarne. 197

old

Icelandic

Saga,

which

has

been

lue

It is

made

said their

Making

Salen, they

The

befall

him, body

Just

them.

and

seen

any

these

that

not

to

out finally,with-

Josaterdal

each

that

soldiers

so

nearer,

was

one

When raised

but

of the

they a

the

did

the

thick did

up and

diggers

wore

began

allow

not

hopped

even

up and

men

soon

stood

that

they

could

frighten them,

not

side

answered.

one

calf

red

that

this

198

no

officer

grand

a

marched

so

on

hill

in the

them,

powder-smoke

other.

gallows

dig

Suddenly

pressed in

enveloped

happened

had

fairies,pretended

diggers, but

the

at

soldiers

of

number

a

to

addressed

and

this to disturb

tall

strange

large fir tree,

a

understood

reached

they began

after

see

of

man

a

temptation.

as

shoot

dragged

than

other

question,and

approached Soon

Lake

night,across

them

seekers, who

no

further

ing unearth-

their way.

on

the

that

men

of

purpose

inquired if they

another, who

were

hear

four

the

"

midsummer

boat

whose

treasure

rowers

a

silence,

utmost

in Josaterdal.

approaching

aspect, behind

float-wood

the

buried

one

way,

saw

little later

be

to

this

of

for

party

a

up

treasures

not

buried

seeks

the harm

and

ignorant

not

were

time

one

the

vain

in

be

search

They

to

who

soul.

and

a

he

that

carefully maintain

must

treasures

lest his

rule

established

an

of the a

hill.

red

shirt

It

so

that

100

DALAKNE.

attracted cried

the

out

"

Shall

spirits,

which

of

one

:

begin

Ave

he

Whereupon followed

the

of

attention

neck

lost

over

with

his

head

him

wearing

courage

by

the

and

others.

the

took

red

to

shirt his

?

heels,

"

Slue Finn

A time

suffered

*The

or

because foe.

lucky

omen,

house

aud

if

chatter,

they

is

not

cm

the

build

Safsen, having

his

on

build the

evil. 200

for

long

a

flock, determined, let the

ominous

an

know

mag-pies

it bodes

of

with

f "lk-lore one

When but

forests

ill luck

in

magpie

peasantry, friend

the

in

bird,

whether near

heath,

and

the and

house

by

is avoided

spirit of

it is the

a

Troll,

it is regarded

meantime

come

the

as

to

a

the

DALARNE.

be

cost

it

what

would,

versed

in the

he

enduring.

was

To

arts

of

he

this end

the

set

after

deliverer,and

to

201

find,through a Lapp Trolls,a remedy for the for the home

out

a

long

and

well evil

of his to-be-

fatiguingjourney

at last to a Lapp hut through the wilderness,he came which, with no little quaking, he entered, and there

found

a

with

busied

man

a

fire upon

the floor.

Lapp who, through his connection, with the and very Trolls,alreadyknew the purpose of the visit, much flattered thereby,greeted his guest kindly,and The

said

:

"Good

boy, are you here?- I from home. can give you news Everything goes well there. there yesterday." I was The Finn was terribly frightenedat the discoverythat but now he was he heard that the when more recognized, Lapp had made the same journeyforth and back in one day, that had cost him so many days of wandering. With

fears, and "

your went

morning, Juga. my

continued

I had

a

home, over

of

assurance

:

little matter

and

the

the Lapp quietedhis friendship,

sat upon

the

garden, but

for she threatened

attend

to

with

I

to

yesterday at

housetop when saw

she did not

the house

your

wife

know

me,

key."' The Finn now made known his errand,and received for answer that his animals were even now doing as well he could wish. The presents brought by the Finn as greatlystrengthened their pleasant relations,and the to initiate him into the mysteries Lapp agreed willingly of Trolldom.

me

DALARNE.

When

the

journey

the

Lapp's

house

sat

to

revive, tried

The their

to

do

creatures

I

remember

the

upon

related

his

of

account

the

home,

visit,

incidents his

to

and

of

wife,

even

threats

the

his

with

key.

Yes,

"

reached

circumstantially

were

the

to

Finn

roof

but

I

Finn

them

and

who

a

in

the

his

had

service,

great

said

it it

be

to

now

transformed

and

veneration.

an

with

away

wife

she,

that

day

same

believed

frighten

to

friend,

now,"

the

that

u

animals

unlucky the

seemed

bird,

fore there-

that

it

key."

understood

thus

himself from

that

magpie

a

time

held

in

was

order

these

of the

Memories

with

time,

taken

the

like

the

During village

to

his

use

a

rake,

one

but

where

the

and

the

places

Soller stones

infected

that

hand

two

A

old

to

*In flies

around

ox-yokes,

before

the

these

by

so

were

with

his

island

cept ex-

one

sunset.

one

the

on

named

deluded

not

and

gold

which

moved next

no

one

men,

of

the

Land

who

Malin,

regions

twitters

islanders

bordered

those

the

the

North

named

other

house,

the

by

other

the

Bengh,

gold, thereby

lives.

Among maiden

death,

from

strewed

paths,

as

remained

were

that

Eoads,"

and

much

so

corpse

number

moved

seen

empty

an

rake,

a

was

approached

not

roads

the

who

wise

their

saving

left

Siljan, they

in

along

there

who

Harold,

boy

spared

death

were

with

one

the

was

from

plague entirely.

end

the

have

wandering

girl,the

a

another

that the

a

people, though,

seen,

Wherever

and

he

became In

and

broom.

Island,

precious

was

girl swept,

beings escaped On

there

plague

with

our

myths.

village, a boy

to

other

the

of

form

ravaged

recollections, they

other

many

the

of

minds

the

in

still live

country

have

that

epidemics

country its

fled

where

"

and

Twelve-Mile

Yermland. a

was

who,

when

that men

flight

by

the

through

upon

it is related

escaped

she

heralding are

warning. 303

and

young

plowing,

out

came

an

epidemic, and,

perched

beautiful upon

a

little upon

the

bird the

204

DALARNE.

observed

road,

glittering

a

the

resist

not

Christ

represented

inspection,

which,

her

up

withstanding Not-

cross.

companions,

pick

to

closer

upon

the

upon

of

warning

temptation

the

jewel,

the

she

doubly

could

ble valua-

article. When

they about

Rossberg, was

earnest

a

which

fresh

but

even

dressed leaves

her

just

this

to

every and

as

she

mountain, day

midsummer

fragrant

is

their

to

first

from

miles

upon

prayer,

behind

is

four

fall

to

seen

later

came

Soller

knees

and

the

evening

sank called

"

by flowers.

Malin's

the

Malin

Island, herself

give

lifeless

place,

camping

hid

sun

to

up himself

a

stone,

Church,"

and

upon

herdsmen

with

Vatters, according Northern

belief,are

that live under

added

the that

but

characteristics

they that

are

they

attributed

ground,

but often

in

this

story to the

VHtters

may

be

to be friendly to mankind, and generally inclined if their to acts of violence nevertheless, be aroused

peaceable may,

creatures

above, and then in human

appear *To

the

to

-*06

GfcSTKIKLAND.

form

perfect that

so

mistaken and

for

They live,as do often mountains, but more

another,and

to

that

they are

When

abode windows

mostly during

the

Trolls from

move

these

journeys

first settled, the parish of Ockilbo was that a peasant who fixed his so plentiful

were

the

near

it is

been

seen.

the

Viitters

times

many

mankind.

Giants,in

one

have

they

Ronn

high up

Hills the

near

forced

was

of

eaves

build

to

his

his cottage to

seeingthe troublesome multitude of these.beings that continually swarmed around. Despite the dispositionof the cottager to have nothing to do with the Vatters, he could not avoid gettinginto complicationswith them at times. One evening,when the wife went to drive the goats escape

into the

goat house, she

saw

goats, having horsehoofs should

be.

Do

her

from

them

In the upon

"Let

goats to The

utmost, it

be

to

have

them.

not

heeded,

or

great quantities

gold will, a few winter

by

voice from

a

heavy pounding

a

without and

they take after

a

herself

called return

strange animals Upon her opening

if harm of

knife

the

their manner

is stuck

of

silver, but

and

gold

abode

them

is done

days later, be found up

hastened

and

the

uproar.

If, therefore,

themselves

impossibleto rate sepaThey pressedon, and were was

awakened

dressed

woman

are

hoofs, as

:

my

me."

dreadful

wishes

cloven

of

neighborly,mother,

goat house, where a

strange

the rest.

night she was the walls,and us

instead

the others.

up with

locked

hers two

among

in

into in

fissure

its stead.

vacated

mankind.

a

cow

door They

designedly. steel in

a

making

were

the

autumn

barns, where

they are

offensive

is very

mountain,

During

the

to

a

said to

piece of and

in

they employ

GESTRIKLAND.

the

a

the

were

hurried

to

friendly cottager no

more

the

forest,

and

calling

feeling

was

shouting

Vatters

Thus

there

and

out

sprang

207

and

the

disturbances.

whence

she

heard

them.

established

forever

Vatters,

and

from

tween be-

that

day

tho

In

village

lived

Hog, named

tad,

the

When built the

the

people

white

horse,

made

he

that

ring

fell

horse,

rode

While

crossing

Lake

plunged

into

horse

was

rider, however, horse

and

called

built

a

Forssa

Blacke

to

the

full

himself fell

to

the

church, Church.

which,

until

later

arrived

the

at

engraved

build

it a

and

ground,

the

ring his

upon

church

his

than

and

rung,

bound

the

ice but

water, in

the

home

of

his

mounting

speed.

Forssa

so

be

runic

prayers would

gether to-

of

rung

Blacke

the

they

bells, calling

was

bell

when

he

succeeded

shook and

loosened

at

away

be

when

with

door,

the

that

the

Nannes-

whose

Blacke,

Hill.

tore

in

high

commemoration

Asaks

begun

vow

the

in

man

the

baptized

never

that

anger

a

where

his

the

on

day,

church

the

should

seen

already

In

church.

were

completion

commanded

had

services

son

distant, stipulated

was

Tatte

usual,

Forssa.

of

parish

whom

dwelt

of

Hog,

the

renowned

after

named,

of

its

Christmas

One

own

church

worship,

to

horse

from

and

ride

long

a

father

Upon

event.

was

parish

the

widely

a

was

the

in

in "

Blacke,

son,

Blackasberg,

village

a

times

whose

Tatte,

Tattestad

"

former

in

mountain,

Tasta

earth. after

that

Blacke the

both the

reaching

violently

broke,

and

the

horse

and

shore, where the

kept

adjacent

ring his

lake,

was

word was

ami

The

warrior

offended

a

under to

hero, Starkad, the

renowned

greatest

of

wrath he

northward, where related

at

in

the

North, had

len therefore had falprincess, of the king, the displeasure

escape whose

abode

gale.

Eude the

in

folk

he

wandered

took

Tuna,

and

his

up

it is

stories that

he

210

MEDELPAD.

then

took

the

of

name

"

Ala

Drang,"

Rodu

"

or

Pilt." In

Balbo, nine

gajo,dwelt friend

miles

another

warrior, Bale, who

Starkad,and

to

distant,in the parishof in

companion

a

was

Bor-

good

a

arms.

Onemorning.Starkad climed to the top of Kief berg, in Tuna, and addressed Bale, thus : ? Bale in Balbo, are you awake "Rodu Pilt," answered Bale, nine miles away, "the sun I always awake and time ; but at the same "

"

how

is it with

you

?" I have

"Poorly enough! dinner "All

and

me

a

right!" repliedBale, and

in

with

in Tuna The

and

shouted

Pilt

Rodu

are

The

and

sun

answered

Starkad, I

"Oh,

have

breakfast,elk All

each

?

his

piece of

meat."

few

a

hours

rived ar-

arm.

mountain

a

upon

"

at the

always

is it with

how

but

nothing

for dinner

meat

and

elk

?"

you

to eat

for

time,"

same

elk for

"

come,

supper,

fish."

a

right,"said Starkad, and

with

was

awake

but

therefore,and bring me "

each

Bale stood

I awake "

fast, break-

:

you

, "

elk under

an

followingmorning

in Balbo "

Bring

supper.

for

salmon

only

in

friend,bearinga barrel

littlewhile he

a

under

salmon

of

arm.

In this with

manner

fresh

the game

kept each

warriors from

spreadingdesolation and but one evening as they expeditionto the

forest

sea,

through

terror

returning

were

sea,

and

a

black

other

meantime

the

country,

from

cloud

plied sup-

a

dering plun-

appeared,

211

MEDELPAD.

and

on

it

the

began

Starkad

five

one

stones, at

his

forty

him

two

at

head, feet

in

his

length.

this

hastened

Vattjoin,

to

His

lightning. which

around

one

to

than

by

hill

feet,

marking in

further

dead

a

Both

lighten.

no

struck

was

buried

and

reached

but

way,

when

thunder

to

at

day

each

the

panion com-

he

placed

shoulder

and

grave

of

kad Star-

the

When about

was

to

could

not

Those

who

wished

those it

church be

agree

it

dwelling

more

terminate

built,parishioners

at

to

convenient

the

the

farthest

north

Hemling, south to

wrangle as

location.

a

upon

resided built

Sjalevad

at

desired

them. an

and

To

agree-

213

ANGKRMANLAND.

ment

arrived

was

were

thrown

that

if

built at of

at

into

out

they floated out to sea the Voge, but if they floated in

Sjalevad, Hemling It

happened

when

ingeniousas simple. Two logs Horiitt Sound, and it was decided

as

the

current

the

consequence

The

just then changes from logs floated in that

Southerners

it

toward

the

be

Fjord

buildingspot. full high tide, was

favor of

and

in

Hemling.

to swallow

their

set

once

should

its usual course,

it hard

found

and at

their disappointme

wits at work

to find

good luck of their neighbors. In the old chapel of Hemling there was an usually unlargebell,said to have been brought from some strango land, and regarded with great veneration. a

to defeat

be the

should

church

way

this the Southerners

Upon

night they persuadedthat the

the accidental

church

where

bell and

the

their

opponents would But

Voge.

near

ought

to

the

One

hope.

stole

the church

invisible

set their

took

it

follow

which bell,

ful beauti-

southward, and

build

knew

best

stand, provided itself with

fly back 'to the place from which it had been brought. As it was winging its way homeward, an old woman saw thing somestandingon Karnigberg Hag Mountain strange floatingthrough the air,at which she stared earnestly, wondering what it could be, finally upon recognizingthe much prizedbell of the parish,wherewings

and

started

to

"

she cried out "

Oh

!

See

Nothing more power Prest in the

our

"

: "

holy church needed

bell 1"

deprive the bell of its of locomotion and it plunged,like a stone, into Sund where, every winter,a hole priestsound ice marks its restingplaceat the bottom. "

was

"

to

gtoretwrase.

In of

our

Herjedalen,as

in many

country, where

there

of the alive

of the is

northern

ing yet something remain-

primitivepastoral life,there

reminiscences

of

a

very 214

regions

ancient

are

still

kept

people, whose

215

HERJEDALEN.

was

wealth

support.

and

civilized

more

this

that butter

by

milkmaid

her

it

place

the

herd.

under his

hiding

family

for

if all

inquired

Yes,"

under

the The

hastened

he

cheese

one

their

replied

willing

He

ing, even-

home,

brought

he

as

had

mother in

to

to

the

supposed, not

sat

with and

in

her

began

meal.

who had

uct prod-

autumn

trooping

came

"

sessed pos-

the

of

one

Yiitt

master

vindication

not

himself,

a

and

claimed,

share

went

kettle.

when

her

she

was

been

secreted

long

mother,

The

master

had

where

which

Yiitts, who,

the

milk

girl sought

a

happened

much

as

appropriated

cattle

large

a

"

The

satisfy himself,

to

place

preparation

"

and

upturned

an

the

This,

the

house,

task.

upon

the

believe, but,

dairy

that

given,

it

goes,

for

usual,

as

to

story

produce

not

herd

severely

after

is

and

later

a

date

no

the

so

did her

charging

of

by,

gone

from

took

with

is, however,

though

their

constituted

deals.

days a

It

people,

narrative In

cattle, which

herding

occupation

busy

was

the

at

fireplace, finally

spoons. one

of

the

Ya'tts.

"

All

except

him

kettle."

dairyman's to

move

doubts his

were

residence

now

to

dispelled, another

and

place.

he

It u

Stone

the

is

probable

in Gronan

traditional

that

Dal"

the

is like

Phoenix,a

pure

been since it has never tradition, found by any one of the many who have made pilgrimagesto in search of it,for the the valley the Runic purpose of deciphering 316

Sit

JAMTLAND.

be

characters

said

stories

widely

and

are

old

the When

the

following: Apostle of the North,"

Jaffen,"the

occurred

day lines

him

to

so,

the

it

he awoke must

some

selectinga slab of following prophetic

adopt foreign customs

men

loses its old honor,

land

the

Yet, shall stand

the Stone

When

are

churches God's

Yet

honest

Yet

will stand

When

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the

yet

it

prisons,

joyous light, Dal.

banished, Dal.

in Gronan

beggars,

monsters, Dal."

in Gronan

of the

Province, Baron

through Jamtland, gate of Skurdal, a be the

must

his coat upon

in Gronan

the Stone

Governor

of the

he concluded

Stone

shall lie the Stone

1742, traveled east

lost their

priestsbecome farmers

And

have

are

men

into

villains thrive

and

rogues

And

When

the

Dal.

in Gronan

converted

services

shall stand

When

even

dismounted

he

garden spot

a

by mankind,

Swedish

When

And

"

such

valley,in

green

When

nap.

in its surface

cut

And

When

a

of

: "

paces

for

that

be inhabited

stone, he

in

down

laid himself

was

borders

the

from

Jamtland

Norway, his way led along a beautiful the parish of Are. Becoming weary, and

many

concerning it,

land

in the

relate

ridingthrough

Yet

thereon.

engraved

current

people

St.

time

one

to

of

it,he

arms

stone

and

caused

stands,the

Stone

so

the it to

he

stone

Tilas,

found,

talked

date

had

in Gronan

few

lying,which

much

be

a

been

raised, so Dal."

about. graved en-

that,

in In

the

forest

great

a

of

Avest

Samsele,

earlyone

his way

About

a

morning, pursued midday he ascended

by and

Troll-iling a

a

conceal

to

danced

in the air.

it at the

the usual

Some

After

reached

a

in

cooking,she knife

The

invited

to eat

and

he

When

with

he

directed him

it

rope, in which

a

"Now, will

you

The

After

untie

hunter

a

time

increased. the

speed his as

to

he threw in

few

a

a

had

to

concluded

a

the

storm

home,

return

should

his hostess

but

take,

was

Lapp sled,and

tie three

her

him

at the

he

course

lost

wandering he woman stirring

thrown

into the

at

he

dine,and gave

for

"

rate

the

none

attach

knots.

time," said she, "and

sled

another untied

218

it into

his

the last knot,

did, suddenly, not his leg.

after

knot, and

that when

journey,fallinginto break

straws

and knot,as instructed,

one

he untied

it

and

by

home."

Finally he

as standstill,

force

the

must

dragging

to such

to

wished

knot

untied

rope,

get he

one

reach

soon

the

went

to

a

she

that he had

possiblydiscover whereupon the Troll woman

to

taken over-

raised

his knife

found

the hunter

followingday

"

sticks

wearisome

where

not

other

be

again hunting,when

was

kettle.

a

was

subsided,and

once

long

a

Lapp hut,

something

he

game.

quiet reigned.

later he

time

his way.

could

Quickly grasping at

to

which

before

"

which

wind,

seconds

same

Troll

a

said

of

quest

ridge,where

storm

"

in

hunter,

a

his

the

sled

the

air.

speed

was

increasing came

long after, he own

away

yard with

to

a

cluded con-

such

or O"cticsis,

app

ffirst of

tte

Inucl.

The and

of them

many

other

among

national

for

instance, of

whereof

there of

so

the

The

there

After

the them

met

the

other,

Lapps

high

in the

a

so

the

the

says

(Lapp-

earth

brother

mountain

every

and

sister,

Passevare

"

of

other, they

the to

and

in

"

search

end

of these

Lapps the

they and

was

in

a

any

be

might

they met, and, into

went

more

years,

also, they parted

land

separated,going

once

three

the

others,if

each

again

and

sister

and

in search

whereafter

as

subsided

years' fruitless

the

at

Again,

a

catastrophe,

Samelads

in

upon

three

now,

came

a

them

among

primitive people.

came

had

brother

meet

another

they

to

waters

the

recognizing

one

Flood

Thus,

reminiscence

people

were

the

opposite directions

to

folk.

universal

dim

found

are

particularly

more

Lapp

perished except two,

the

again dry,

world,

as

legends,

Mountain."

Holy

left.

so,

found

a

their

destroyed mankind,

conducted

When

the

be

to

other

Lord

livingcreature "

is

many

when

God

reflect of

still remains

legend,

whom

Others

there

nearly

or

same,

general deluge, a

a

consciences

land),but

people, have

characteristics

tradition

Lapp

the

nations.

the

Before

other

like

Lapps,

the

but, recognizing third

time.

three

years

neither

lived

together, and

When

knew from

Swedes.

distinct

manners

Swedes, they relate 219

and that

customs at

of

first both

and

Lapps

Swedes

but

parentage,

the

over

the

the

Lapps, their

heads.

as

a

open

who,

air, to

and

this

a

in

he

day,

the

not

same

became

From

The

became

the

one

board.

houses.

do

of

the

storm

under

live

who

and

people

one

severe

hurried

Swedes, in

of

during

and

frightened, came

were

ask

this

other

mained re-

progenitor for

a

roof

CSfcrat's

to

with

them.

the

to

in

man

giant has

the

that

rich

great human

he is inferior often

the

otherwise

than

thank

the

Giant

upon

them.

with

the

the

not

defeating the

Meantime Giant

he

might

Giant's the

size of

new

cap,

in is

a

worn

When

to

the

father

they

woman

honor

he

and

the

claim took

Lapp

daughter, of

Giant

the

to

the

his

bride.

and

block

and

tent, with

brides, over entered 221

the

himself

shoe

when

the

Before

the

wood,

it in

a

band, he

a

close

the

head.

tent

means

presented.

day

clothing

that

some

of

he

do

bestow

consoled

be

a

time

same

determined

set

a

dare

would

arrived

to

much

not

at the

and

time

love were

did

project would

obliged

by Lapp the

or

made

place,and

take

silver belt, shoes

corner

but

high

when

come

his

her

nor

consent

Giant's

was

arrival

man

who

father, nevertheless,

that

hope

she

the

for

The

Lapp

a

giant

a

match,

appear

should

union

time

Neither

toward

by

wherein

adventure

an

giant stories.

one

Lapp girl.

the

outwitted

the

was

inclined

as

that

intelligenceare, however,

been

concludes There

up

his

appetite for

and

is, therefore, commonly

It

a

his insatiable

of

of his overthrow.

cause

of

of mankind

because

laziness,clumsiness,

His

flesh.

Lapp legends

adventures

feared

giant is

The

strength and

size and

the

giants and

with

do

have

anything else,the

with

than

More

about

gown, sat

it

veil, such

was

much

222

LAPPLAND.

pleased to attire

find

that

to go

should

Meanwhile

adjacent When

kill

to

Lapp slipped

off

daughter, they

fled with

The the

Giant,

tent

woods,

all

speed into

dressing

the

behind

an

ready

for

flight.

out

the

Giant

supper,

the

dower.

while

the

and, joining the

his

mountains. into

reindeer,went

little darling,"said

my

he, "put

the

kettle

the fire."

over

But "

no

Oh,

the

but

Now still no

"

My

thought When "

"

little

to do

it

boiling awhile

been the

object in

may

corner

he

again

:

the

cleave

bone,"

marrow

is bashful, then

one

I must

do it myself,"

he. the meat

Come,

my

was

as

he had

dear, bashful

and as

again : the

prepare

before,and

she

is.

meat."

did not stir.

I must

do

he bade

her

it myself,"

Giant.

prepared the meal

without

in her

he tried

cooked

bashful

! how

repeatedthe eat, but

was

now,

Gracious

When

I'll have

bashful,

response.

the bride

But

had

girl,you

my

is

said he.

pot

the

addressed

corner.

little dear

the

After

"

in the

move

myself then,"

and

her

as

counted for

the rein-'

visit his sweetheart.

to

"Now,

into

after

reindeer

best

prospective

concealed

them

her

select

bride

was

been of

one

and

the

harnessed

his

asked

him

with

had

supposed, in

once

with

out

reindeer

proceeded

at

daughter

hill with

the

and

go

the

he

bride,as

awaiting him,

father-in-law deer

the

corner.

effect.

The

bride

remained

come tionless mo-

323

LAPPLAND.

"The himself

"

it

the

to

had

he

said

myself," Go

angry

of

only

and

blood, hot

in

much

him.

the

Giant

Finally

he

began

coming

up, set

already

run

then

get

froze

to

he out

so

death

suffer

to

thought on

far

enough

a

it

the to

instead,

a

the and

of

fire

thus

the

cold.

by

the

ever, how-

could

not

he

and

had

exhausted.

himself, the

moon

Lapp,

pine,' thinking

ends

which

mountains.

it, but

warm

and

latter,

The

completely

to

human

rage,

snowing,

was

toward

a

a

Giant

built

fire

was

top

The

the

run

he

of

in

way

from

swift

that to

his

lose

it

and

him,

with

the

time

same

to

climbed near

the

instead

that

start

became

deceived

Lapp.

come over-

force.

himself

the

after

yet

Giant

great

wood

beside

was

the At

caused

once

he

of

not

the

had

Lapp

block

a

pursuit

so

overtake

the

do

then

must

had

with

object

how

had

she

No,

whereupon

the

bed.

Giant.

retire."

grasped

I

?

sat

When

the

prepare

bashful

so

simple

and

flesh

bride

and

he,

appetite.

good

a

you

bashfulness,

had

to

are

her

he

He

his

and

now

started

at

bade

the

Discovering that

with

love,

my

thought

then,"

me,

repast he

eaten,

Ah,

"

for

more

story.

thereby but

he

.A poor hands

knew could

of

Lapp

outwitting him. proposed

To

that

means

this end

he

strength,the test to should butt againsta tree

could drive his head

have be and

a

of

fore therecontest

that see

he if he

some

they

of

'whom

devoured

be

conceive

into the

ran

Giant, by

a

he would

not

once

they which

farthest into it. He 224

225

LAPPLAND.

the

could make

who

be the

stronger. Giant

The stand

caused

by

show

his

night he

made

and

trees

Lapp

ran

thrust

the

from

tree

to

to

his

his head

did

next

against

day.

During

trunks

of

tree, into

the

the

which

he

looked

on,

of

Giant

The

he

several

renewed,

each

a

the bark.

nicelywith was

the

discover

not

said that

in the

contest

ears.

Taking his ward springfor-

then

Lapp

cavities

a

force

search The

the

when

pine,with

furious

strength the large hollow

re-covered

morning,

tall

with

blow.

the

a

Next

a

careful

the most

trunk, but would

from

his head

he drove

the trial.

first to make

was

distance

some

mark

of course,

deepestimpressionmust,

thoroughly crestfallen at the exhibition of strength, time trial. This but proposed that they have another ice ax he who throw could an highest into the air threw The Giant should be declared the victor. first, to such

and u

"

That

When

height that

was

the

ax

it shall

was

be

so

lost to

almost

throw,"

miserable

a

I throw a

upon "

a

high

the

said

that

it will

sight. Lapp. lodge

cloud."

No,

!" shouted

dear

my

the

Giant.

"

Eather

let

acknowledge myself the \veaker, than lose my off champion. Thus again the Lapp came splendidax." out The next day, as the Lapp and the Giant were of willow the Lapp gathered a number in company, twigs and began twistingthem together. me

"

the

What

are

you

about

to

do

with

those ?" asked

Giant. "I

answered

to

mean

the

carry

Lapp.

away

your

treasure

house,"

236

LA.PPLAND.

Oh,

"

house,

and

"

I

Very

a

"

"

throw

the

Lapp man.

pit, the

over

will

well,"

While

dug

son,"

my

the

Giant

cut

a

the

sighed fill

hat

your

replied was

hole

Giant,

the

with

let

me

retain

silver,

the

my

silver."

Lapp. the

after

away in

u

his

hat

and

crown

sat

Lapp the

hat

pit.

It's

Fill

it

as

clouds."

you

I

would

sum

of

the

money

Giant

the

complained

the

done

that

ice

compelled

was

he

was

Giant.

Otherwise

"

Lapp.

have

the

And

a

have,"

shouted

up!"

you,

such

hat

big

a

ever

ax, to

after

I'll

into

up

give a

the

rich

Kadnihaks

are

attire, and

red

flax and

green

this and

Some

It

the

vicinity

the

court

the

absence

old

such in

older

for

in

the

are

learned

and

in

the

time

adjacent

their

in

in

In

kinds

the

the

court

at

home

at

of

let

games.

Kadnihaks,

mountains

warned

when

attendance

that

in

tents

Jokkmokk.

all

at

ber num-

season

remaining

knowing

confusion,

a

session

great

a

the

at

was

maids

good

a

that

pitched

people,

and

woman,

would

young

or

erate tol-

not

people,

but

but

had

vain.

Evening hardly

came,

become

cries

of

heard

The

Lapps

The

old

skins

to

commotion were

Lapp

and

all

in the

barking

men,

general

and

quiet

were

a

the

out

Trolls, living

It in

were

youths

Lapp

had

Lapps

fair of

themselves

Lapps, also

songs

been

even

the

them

and

century

Qvikkjokk.

and

fair, the

An

of

last

the

in

mountain

the

or

like

language have

resembles

Like

clogs, and

songs

dressed

man

which

waists.

ground, under-

Kadniha-vuolle."

"

happened

of

and

their

of

called

their

to

dwell

to

hair

long

dress, their

their

same.

are

reaches

which

spirit themselves

having

reindeer

have

they

of

times, showing

at

in

kind

a

be

of

retired

Lapp astir.

The

woman

peeked

arose

out

fear from

through 337

the

nihaks Kad-

tinkling

of

bells,

the

and

reindeer

of

all

on

it

before

noise

dogs,

with

rest,

tents

prevailed seized

to

sides.

and

trembling.

her tent

bed door.

of

deer rein-

With

228

LAPPLAND.

she

horror

down

straight wasted.

treat

to

and

She

threw

with

the

it

that continued

tribe

the

her

about

would

camp

day

there

there.

time

skin

and

see

to

in

their

in

was

was

it

of

being

quiet

in

trouble

the

children

camp

she

duced in-

the

staying down.

trampled the

be

out

great

future, thus

course^

to

hurried

that

the

marching was

With

better

change

to

a

sprites

No

Trolls.

angry she

of

camp.

themselves

the

danger From

that

conduct

them

whole

upon

promises

would

the

saw

as

long

as

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