“Skraddarsoga” (the Tale of the Tailor) – an extract

You are now passing through the Logndalen valley. According to the tale, the Tailor is buried in the area called «Urehajen», just north of the hamlet Rosseland. Would you like to know the exact place? Here is a small extract from the tale: In the morning, Knut made his way to Austegard, by the lake Lognevatnet. There were seven farmers in Austegard. He went to see one of them, entered his hall with his walking staff in hand, saying: «Here I place my staff. Here I shall live through many a good day». Entering the living quarters, he placed his hat on the table, saying: «Here I place my hat. Here I shall rest through many a good night.» He purchased three farms at the same time. After the death of Knut, when he was to set out on his final journey, the horses refused to drag him to his burial place. They stood like they were frozen. Then the farm people put a black mare in front. She kicked the coffin three times and whinnied three times, before she started moving. But she would not go any further than Rosseland, to the place known as Urdehagen. There, Knut was laid to rest, in a green field with a patch of sand the size of a grave. That became the Tailor’s grave.