Northern Mythology (Volume 2) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1851. Excerpt: ... happened that a Holsteiner came to the place, who desired to be shown the way to Lodal, it having been revealed to him in a dream, that on the spot where a light was to be seen burning he should dig and find a treasure. He dug accordingly and found in the earth a capacious copper kettle full of gold, but upon the gold there lay a large black poodle1 with a ring round its neck. This he carefully lifted from the kettle, laid it on his great coat, and so got possession of the treasure, of which he distributed a portion to the peasants who had assisted him, and then departed. From that time the light ceased to burn; but sometimes the dog may be seen running about in Lodal. TRADITIONS OF ROBBERS. THYRE BOLOXE AND HER SONS. Close along an arm of the Issefiord in Seeland, the road passes through Borreveile forest, where is yet to be seen the so-called Thyre's cave. This Thyre, surnamed Boloxe, with her twelve sons were notorious robbers, but being at length captured, were all executed at Roeskilde2. The following tradition concerning them is still current among the peasantry thereabouts. It often happens, when any one drives past the cave by night, that the horses suddenly begin to sweat violently, and are scarcely able to drag the carriage. A countryman, who on such an occasion descended from his vehicle and peeped through the left side of the headstall, saw that he had Thyre Boloxe and her twelve sons sitting behind. His only resource was to take off the hind wheel and lay it in the vehicle3; for by so doing all such spectres are compelled to run under the carriage, for the purpose of holding up the axle-tree. 1 See pages 119, 263. 2 In the year 1716. 3 See page 260. N STMJLK OLGEB. In Ugilt krat (thicket), between Hioring and Fladstrand, when the country thereabouts had much forest land...