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

The hamlet in this story is called Lognavatn. The Tailor lived at Austegard, some kilometres further east. According to the tale, the Tailor had hidden a copper kettle full of money. Many people have been looking for it, but the treasure is yet to be found … Here is another extract from The Tale of the Tailor: As his last days approached, he wanted to reveal the kettle’s hiding place, and he sent for Gunnuv. But it was too late: When Gunnuv arrived, his father could no longer speak. The people on the farm carried Knut to the doorstep, and he pointed towards the place called Aasen, and they realised where he kept the money. They went looking for the money, but did not find anything. Sometime later, a man from the hamlet Espelidi walked through this area, cutting willow branches. He accidentally stepped on a stone that moved, and heard a noise from the scree below. Finding this peculiar, he took a closer look. Then he discovered a copper kettle in the scree. He got ready to fetch it, but suddenly he saw that his houses at Espelid were ablaze. He ran as fast as he could, but when he got home, there was no fire, and his houses were still standing. He turned and walked back to the scree to collect the kettle, but then the kettle was gone.