Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend (Nordic Series)

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 22
Introduction......Page 26
PART I: The Human Soul......Page 62
1.2 When Your Toe Throbs......Page 66
1.6 The Riding Hug......Page 67
1.8 The Girl Who Thought of Her Sweetheart......Page 68
2.3 The Love Potion......Page 69
2.5 Eileiv the Fortune-Teller......Page 70
2.7 He Wanted the Farmer to Follow Him......Page 71
3.1 The Bewitched Child......Page 72
3.3 Anders Provst......Page 73
3.5 Setting Up a Loom......Page 74
4.2 A Prayer against Envy......Page 75
4.4 Envy Corrodes a Stone......Page 76
5 The Nightmare......Page 77
5.2 The Mare in the Shape of a Cat......Page 78
5.3 The Mare......Page 79
5.5 Married to the Mare......Page 80
6.1 Snowshoe-Pernille......Page 81
6.3 The Dead Child Complains......Page 82
7.2 The Shipwrecked Fisherman......Page 83
7.4 The Shipwreck of the Olivia......Page 84
7.5 My Son, Get Up and Come with Me......Page 85
7.7 He Escaped the Fire......Page 86
8.1 She Heard Her Husband......Page 87
8.3 A Father's Visit to His Daughter......Page 88
9.1 How to Reveal Your Character......Page 89
9.3 The Evil Fylgje......Page 90
9.5 Meeting One's Fylgje......Page 91
9.8 The Cap of Victory......Page 92
9.10 He Stopped the Fire with a Caul......Page 93
10.2 They Touched His Jacket......Page 94
10.3 The Finn Brought the Silver Spoon......Page 95
11.1 The Barrel in the Mound......Page 96
12 Werewolves and Man-Bears......Page 97
12.2 The Child Drove Away the Werewolf......Page 98
12.4 The Tailor Understood the Howling of the Wolves......Page 99
12.5 The Werewolf Attacked His Wife......Page 100
12.7 The Lapp Carried a Belt under His Skin......Page 101
12.9 They Shot His Grandfather......Page 102
13.2 They Saw Her Soul......Page 103
13.3 The Fylgje of the Dead......Page 104
PART II: The Dead and the Living......Page 106
14.2 The White and the Black Bird......Page 110
14.3 One Black and One Brown Horse......Page 111
15 The Living in the Land of the Dead......Page 112
15.1 Two Friends......Page 113
16.1 The Bride Who Came Back......Page 114
16.2 "Gárún, Gárún, Gray I Am Growing' round My Pate"......Page 115
17 The Midnight Mass of the Dead......Page 116
17.2 The Dead Grabbed Her Coat......Page 117
18.1 The Woman at Haugen......Page 118
18.3 Jón from Skorravik......Page 119
18.4 He Had. to Marry the Dead......Page 120
18.5 He Wanted the Child Named after Himself......Page 121
18.7 The Funeral Singer......Page 122
18.9 He Swept with Seven Brooms......Page 123
19.1 They Rammed a Pole through Her Chest......Page 124
19.3 He Shot the Dead in the Head......Page 125
19.4 You Have Not Bitten the Thread from the Needle Yet......Page 126
20.2 "Your Name Is Written in the Book of Life"......Page 127
20.3 The Dead Gave Advice......Page 128
20.5 The Dead Mother Nursed Her Child......Page 129
21.1 The Skull......Page 130
21.3 He Needed a Shave......Page 131
22.1 "I Was Enemies with My Neighbor"......Page 132
22.2 He Had Accused Her Falsely......Page 133
23.2 Counting His Money......Page 134
24.1 He Took His Own Life......Page 135
25 Murdered Children......Page 136
25.1 Baptizing Murdered Children......Page 137
25.3 Dancing the Calves to Death......Page 138
25.4 "Shut Up, Big Mouth!"......Page 139
25.5 "My Mother Wears Gold"......Page 140
26.1 The Servant Girl Helps the Boundary Ghost......Page 141
26.2 The Pedlar Returned the Boundary Stone......Page 142
26.5 Returning Stolen Land......Page 143
26.7 The Minister's Dog......Page 144
27.3 "Is My Eye Red?"......Page 145
27.4 The Spook in the Grain House......Page 146
27.6 Ghosts Dancing......Page 147
27.7 The Farmhand Who Danced with the Ghost at Kittebuske......Page 148
PART III: Healers and Wise Folk......Page 150
28.1 Kari Vrisdaughter......Page 154
28.2 Jens Kusk......Page 155
28.3 The Child Who Would Not Utter a Sound......Page 156
28.4 Olav Huse......Page 157
28.6 May Bleeding Be Stanched......Page 158
28.8 Against Snakebite......Page 159
28.9 Against Rickets......Page 160
28.11 Against Frostbite......Page 161
28.12 Against Inflammation......Page 162
29.1 Against Loss of Spirit in Animals......Page 163
29.3 To Heal a Bone Fracture......Page 164
29.5 Turid Klomset......Page 165
29.6 The Quack......Page 166
30.1 Locking Doors......Page 167
30.3 Quenching Fire......Page 168
30.5 The Finn Who Exorcised the Rats......Page 169
30.7 To Aid in Childbirth......Page 170
31.1 To Strike Out a Thief' s Eye......Page 171
31.3 Caught in the Act......Page 172
32.1 Three Knots in a Handkerchief......Page 173
32.3 The Finn Boy......Page 174
32.5 Rain from a Clear Sky......Page 175
33.1 Maliser-Knut......Page 176
33.2 The Smith Who Hypnotized People......Page 177
PART IV: Witchcraft......Page 180
34.1 Sticking Pins into a Girl......Page 184
34.2 Øli Skogen......Page 185
34.4 The Lapp Woman......Page 186
35.1 Shooting the Trollman......Page 187
35.2 The Wizards of the Westman Islands......Page 188
36.1 The Witch in the Whirlwind......Page 191
36.2 Haying with a Whirlwind......Page 192
37.1 Ragnhild Blikka......Page 193
38.1 Milking with a Knife......Page 194
38.2 Brandy from a Knife Handle......Page 195
38.4 Churning......Page 196
38.5 Hallvor Drengmann's Son......Page 197
39 Troll Cat......Page 198
39.2 To Bring a Troll Cat to Life......Page 199
39.3 Marte Holon......Page 200
39.4 Shot with Silver Button......Page 201
39.5 The Carrier......Page 202
40.1 Steinar Aase......Page 203
40.2 The Burning Mill......Page 204
41.1 The Serving Boy......Page 206
41.2 Seeing Witches Fly......Page 207
41.3 Riding the Minister's Wife......Page 208
42 The Witch's Daughter......Page 210
42.1 The Little Girl Who Was a Witch......Page 211
42.2 The White Snake......Page 212
43 Social Sanction and Persecution......Page 213
43.1 The Trial of Quive Baardsen......Page 214
43.2 Ingerid Eirik's Daughter KaaljØrju......Page 216
43.3 Hilde Oluf's Daughter Blindheim......Page 218
43.4 Two Witches......Page 219
43.5 The Witch Who Wanted to Take Holy Communion......Page 221
43.6 Mette Bundet......Page 222
PART V: The Invisible Folk......Page 224
44.1 The Origin of the Hulder Folk......Page 228
44.3 The Mound Folk Hope for Salvation......Page 229
45. The Dangerous Encounter......Page 230
45.2 The Unbaptized Child......Page 231
45.4 The Old Changeling......Page 232
45.5 Where Are You Going, Killkrack?......Page 234
45.7 Dancing with the Elves......Page 235
45.8 The Boy Who Was Lured by the Elves......Page 236
46.1 The Hill Man......Page 237
46.3 He Had to Go with the Forest Sprite......Page 238
46.4 The Girl and the Elf King......Page 239
46.6 The Interrupted Wedding with a Hill Man......Page 240
46.7 Taken into the Hill......Page 241
46.8 Married to a Hulder......Page 242
46.10 The Boy Who Had a Child with a Tusse......Page 243
46.11 Married to a Wood Sprite......Page 244
47 Good Neighbors and Friends......Page 245
47.1 The Tusse Folk Help with the Harvest......Page 246
47.3 The Huldre Folk Tell the Date......Page 247
47.4 The Wood Sprite Woke Him Up in Time......Page 248
47.5 Calling the Dairymaid......Page 249
47.6 Midwife to the Mound Folk......Page 250
47.8 The Grateful Huldre Mother......Page 251
47.9 Rynjus Is Dead......Page 252
47.11 Trading Fire and Tobacco with the Mound Folk......Page 253
47.12 Moving the Stable......Page 254
47.13 Binding the Cattle of the Mound Folk......Page 255
47.14 Playing with the Children of the Mound Folk......Page 256
47.16 The Cross Prevented Theft by the Mound Folk......Page 257
47.18 The Troll Hat......Page 258
47.19 The Drinking Horn......Page 259
47.20 Hey, Look at the Pussycat!......Page 260
48 The Spirit of the Farm......Page 261
48.2 The Nisse Who Stole Fodder......Page 262
48.3 The Heavy Burden......Page 263
48.4 When the Nisse Got No Butter on His Christmas Porridge......Page 264
48.6 The Farmhand Who Stole the Tomte's Porridge......Page 265
48.7 The Tomte Who Baked Bread......Page 266
48.9 How the Nisse Learned to Take a Rest......Page 267
48.10 The Nisse's New Clothes......Page 268
48.12 The Tunkall at Tengesdal......Page 269
48.13 The Nisse in the Church Tower......Page 270
49.1 The Mill Troll......Page 271
50 The Spirit of the Mine......Page 272
50.2 Klett Mountain......Page 273
50.4 They Got Help Finding the Ore......Page 274
51 The Water Sprite......Page 275
51.1 Learning to Play the Fiddle......Page 276
51.4 They Had to Keep Dancing......Page 277
51.5 The Näck Longed for Salvation......Page 278
51.6 The Hour Has Come, but Not the Man!......Page 279
51.8 Riding the NØkk......Page 280
51.10 The Näck as a Working Horse......Page 281
52 The Spirits of the Sea......Page 282
52.2 He Gave a New Mitten to the Merman......Page 283
52.4 The Mermaid and the Fisherman......Page 284
52.6 The Wind Knots......Page 285
52.7 The Revenge of the Mermaid......Page 286
52.8 The Seal Woman......Page 287
52.9 This One Suits Me, Said the Draug......Page 289
52.10 The Kitchen Boy Beat His Mitten on the Draug......Page 290
52.12 The Dead Fight the Draug......Page 291
52.14 He Met the Sea Monster......Page 292
52.15 The Harbor on UtrØst......Page 293
52.16 Swine Island......Page 294
53.1 He Rode with the Oskorei......Page 295
53.3 Joen's Hunt......Page 296
53.5 The Chase of the Hind......Page 297
PART VI: The Devil......Page 300
54.1 To Exorcise the Devil......Page 304
54.3 Christen Pedersen's Contract with Satan......Page 305
54.4 You Can Take a Joke, Can't You?......Page 306
54.5 Making the Devil Carry Water in a Basket......Page 307
54.6 Ignorant Use of the Black Book......Page 308
54.8 Last Man Out......Page 309
54.10 Petter Dass Traveled with Satan......Page 311
54.11 Traveling with the Evil One......Page 313
54.12 Driving on Three Wheels......Page 315
54.13 The Devil as a Dance Partner......Page 316
54.15 The Devil as a Card Player......Page 317
54.17 The Devil Flayed the Dead......Page 318
PART VII: Trolls and Giants......Page 320
55.1 The Giant's Toy......Page 324
55.3 THe Ogress's Hole on Sand Island......Page 325
55.5 Håstein Reef......Page 326
55.7 How to Scare Off a Poacher......Page 327
55.8 Married to a jätte......Page 328
55.10 The Jätte's Wife Borrowed the Butter Churn......Page 329
55.11 The Master Builder......Page 330
55.12 Gydja and the Trolls......Page 331
55.14 The Jätte Who Moved to Norway......Page 333
55.16 The Cleft in Horje Mountain......Page 334
55.18 The Trolls Could Not Move the Faeroe Islands......Page 335
55.19 The Ogress Drowned in the Ocean......Page 336
PART VIII: Buried Treasure......Page 338
56.2 To Find Buried Treasure......Page 342
56.3 The Fortress at SØmnes......Page 343
56.5 Seven Headless Roosters......Page 344
56.7 The Boy Who Raised the Treasure......Page 345
56.8 The Black Hen......Page 346
56.10 Plowing with a Hen and Harrowing with a Cat......Page 347
56.11 Buried Money......Page 348
PART IX: History as Seen from the Village......Page 350
57.1 Holger the Dane......Page 354
57.3 The King and the Crofter's Daughter......Page 355
57.4 The Boundary Dispute......Page 356
57.6 The Borders of Sigdal, KrØdsherad, and Snarum......Page 357
58 Churches......Page 358
58.1 Finding a Building Site for the New Church......Page 359
58.3 The Holy Image at RØldal Church......Page 360
58.5 The Church Bell at Bergume......Page 361
59 Saint Olav......Page 362
59.2 Saint Olav in Suldal......Page 363
59.3 The Troll Hag Spinning on Her Wheel......Page 364
59.5 Saint Olav and the Master Builder......Page 365
60.1 The Pest Aboard a Ship......Page 367
60.3 The King's Messenger Spread Cholera......Page 368
60.5 Here You Shall Stand!......Page 369
60.6 Sacrifice to Stop the Black Death......Page 370
60.8 God Bless You!......Page 371
60.10 Now It Will Be Fun to Live......Page 372
60.12 Hukebu Haukeli......Page 373
60.15 The Deserted Church in Landet......Page 374
61.1 The Comet......Page 375
61.3 The Swedes in Mannfjord......Page 376
61.4 The Guide Who Led the Enemy into Death......Page 377
61.7 Feathers Turned into an Army......Page 378
61.9 Charles XII, King of the Swedes......Page 379
61.11 Charles XII and the Finnish Soldiers......Page 380
61.12 Tordenskjold......Page 381
61.14 They Killed the Child in the Cradle......Page 382
61.16 Fooling the Enemy......Page 383
61.18 The Man Who Killed the Corporal......Page 384
61.20 The Swedes in Ure......Page 385
61.22 Home from the War......Page 386
61.24 The Soldier and the Jusska......Page 387
61.25 Darnel Soup......Page 388
61.27 The Norwegian and the Swede......Page 389
62.1 The Rich Lady on Torget......Page 390
62.2 Lady Anna of Pintorp......Page 391
62.4 Sir Fleming on Svidja......Page 392
63.1 Til, Til, Tove......Page 393
63.3 The Master Thief Who Did Both Good and Evil......Page 395
63.5 How to Catch a Thief......Page 396
63.6 Shoemaker Point......Page 397
PART X: Urban Folklore Today......Page 398
64.1 Potatoes in the Living Room......Page 402
64.3 Spider......Page 403
64.5 A Torn Off Finger......Page 404
65.1 The Dead Woman......Page 405
65.3 I Saw Jesus in Vadstena......Page 406
65.4 Jesus' Second Coming......Page 407
65.5 Jesus as Hitchhiker......Page 408
66.1 The Murdered Boyfriend......Page 409
66.3 A Knife in the Heart......Page 410
66.5 Blenda Washes Whiter......Page 411
67.1 A Terrible Revenge......Page 412
67.2 Grandmother Was Stolen......Page 413
67.4 Free Tickets......Page 414
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