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the   air   like   a   hail´storm   of   fire。 Then   the   peasants   trembled�察  �for   they 

knew that Asathor was wroth。             Only the king sat calm and fearless with 

his bishop and priests�察�quaffing the nut´brown mead。                  The tempest raged 

until   morn。     When   the   sun   rose�察  �Saint   Olaf   called   his   hundred   swains�察�

sprang   into   the   saddle   and   rode   down   toward   the   river。   Few   men   who 

saw the angry  fire in his   eye�察�and the   frown on his   royal brow�察 �doubted 

whither   he   was   bound。      But   having   reached   the   ford�察  �a   wondrous   sight 

met his eye。       Where on the day before the highway had wound itself up 

the slope toward Lage Kvaerk's mansion�察�lay now a wild ravine�察�the rock 

was shattered into a thousand pieces�察�and a deep gorge�察�as if made by a 

single    stroke   of   a  huge   hammer�察     �separated    the  king   from   his   enemy。 

Then   Saint   Olaf   made   the   sign   of   the   cross�察  �and   mumbled   the   name   of 

Christ   the   White�察  �but   his   hundred   swains   made   the   sign   of   the   hammer 

under their cloaks�察�and thought�察�Still is Asathor alive。 

       ��9�А �The red cock crew; is the expression used in the old Norwegian 

Fagas for incendiary fire。 

       That same night Lage Ulfson Kvaerk slew a black ram�察�and thanked 



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Asathor for his deliverance�察�and the Saga tells that while he was sprinkling 

the blood   on   the   altar�察 �the  thundering god   himself  appeared   to   him�察  �and 

wilder he looked than the fiercest wild Turk。               Rams�察�said he�察�were every´ 

day fare�察�they could redeem no promise。               Brynhild�察�his daughter�察�was the 

reward   Asathor   demanded。          Lage   prayed   and   besought   him   to   ask   for 

something else。        He  would gladly  give him  one   of   his sons�察  �for  he  had 

three sons�察�but only one daughter。             Asathor was immovable�察�but so long 

Lage continued to beg�察�that at last he consented to come back in a year�察�

when      Lage    perchance     would     be   better   reconciled     to  the   thought    of 

Brynhild's loss。 

     In the mean time King Olaf built a church to Christ the White on the 

headland at the river�察�where it stands until this day。             Every evening�察�when 

the   huge   bell   rumbled   between   the   mountains�察  �the   parishioners   thought 

they heard heavy�察�half´choked sighs over in the rocks at Kvaerk�察�and on 

Sunday mornings�察�when the clear´voiced chimes called them to high´mass�察�

a suppressed moan would mingle with the sound of the bells�察�and die away 

with   the   last   echo。  Lage   Ulfson   was   not   the   man   to   be   afraid�察  �yet   the 

church´   bells   many  a   time   drove   the   blood   from  his   cheeks�察  �for   he   also 

heard the moan from the mountain。 

     The   year   went�察  �and Asathor   returned。        If   he   had   not   told   his   name�察�

however�察�Lage would not have recognized him。                    That a year could work 

so great a change in a god�察�he would hardly have believed�察�if his own eyes 

had   not   testified   to   it。 Asathor's   cheeks   were   pale   and   bloodless�察  �the 

lustre   of   his   eye   more   than   half   quenched�察  �and   his   gray   hair   hung   in 

disorder down over his forehead。 

     ;Methinks thou lookest rather poorly to´day�察─�said Lage。 

     ;It is only those cursed church´bells�察─�answered the god�察 �they leave 

me no rest day or night。; 

     ;Aha�察─�thought Lage�察 �if the king's bells are mightier than thou�察�then 

there is still hope of safety for my daughter。; 

     ;Where is Brynhild�察�thy daughter�拭─�asked Asathor。 

     ;I   know   not   where   she   is�察─  �answered   the   father�察  �and   straightway   he 

turned his   eyes   toward the golden   cross that shone   over the   valley  from 

Saint   Olaf's   steeple�察  �and   he   called    aloud   on   the   White   Christ's   name。 



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Then the god gave a fearful roar�察�fell on the ground�察�writhed and foamed 

and vanished into the mountain。            In the next moment Lage heard a hoarse 

voice   crying   from   within�察   �I   shall   return�察  �Lage   Ulfson�察  �when   thou   shalt 

least expect me� ─�

     Lage Ulfson then set to work clearing a way through the forest�察�and 

when that was done�察�he called all his household together�察�and told them of 

the power of Christ the White。            Not long after he took his sons and his 

daughter�察  �and   hastened   with   them   southward�察  �until   he   found   King   Olaf。 

And�察  �so   the   Saga   relates�察  �they   all   fell   down   on   their   knees   before   him�察�

prayed   for   his   forgiveness�察  �and   received   baptism   from   the   king's   own 

bishop。 

     So ends the Saga of Lage Ulfson Kvaerk。 



                                               II。 



       Aasa    Kvaerk     loved   her   father  well�察  �but   especially    in  the  winter。 

Then�察�while she sat turning her spinning´wheel in the light of the crackling 

logs�察�his silent presence always had a wonderfully soothing and calming 

effect upon her。       She never laughed then�察�and seldom wept�察�when she felt 

his   eyes   resting   on   her�察  �her   thoughts�察  �her   senses�察  �and   her   whole   being 

seemed by degrees to be lured from their hiding´ place and concentrate on 

him�察�and from him they ventured again�察�first timidly�察�then more boldly�察�to 

grasp   the   objects   around   him。     At   such   times Aasa   could   talk   and   jest 

almost like other girls�察�and her mother�察�to whom ;other girls; represented 

the   ideal   of   womanly   perfection�察  �would   send   significant   glances�察  �full   of 

hope and encouragement�察�over to Lage�察�and he would quietly nod in return�察�

as if to say that he entirely agreed with her。          Then Elsie had bright visions 

of wooers and thrifty housewives�察�and even Lage dreamed of seeing the 

ancient honor of the family re´established。             All depended on Aasa。           She 

was   the   last   of   the   mighty   race。  But   when   summer   came�察  �the   bright 

visions fled�察�and the spring winds�察�which to others bring life and joy�察�to 

Kvaerk brought nothing but sorrow。              No sooner had the mountain brooks 

begun to swell�察�than Aasa began to laugh and to weep�察�and when the first 

birches   budded   up   in   the   glens�察  �she   could   no   longer   be   kept   at   home。 

Prayers and threats were equally useless。             From early dawn until evening 



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she   would   roam   about   in   forests   and   fields�察  �and   when   late   at   night   she 

stole into the room and slipped away into some corner�察�Lage drew a deep 

sigh and thought of the old tradition。 

     Aasa   was   nineteen   years   old   before   she   had   a   single   wooer。        But 

when she was least expecting it�察�the wooer came to her。 

     It   was   late   one   summer   night�察  �the   young   maiden   was   sitting   on   the 

brink of the ravine�察�pondering on the old legend and peering down into the 

deep below。        It was not the first time she had found her way hither�察�where 

but   seldom   a   human   foot   had   dared   to   tread。      To   her   every   alder   and 

bramble´bush�察�that clothed the naked wall of the rock�察�were as familiar as 

were   the   knots   and   veins   in   the   ceiling   of   the   chamber   where   from   her 

childhood she had slept�察�and as she sat there on the brink of the precipice�察�

the late summer sun threw its red lustre upon her and upon the fogs that 

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