Swedish fairy tales

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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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