In Norway they told that the plague went from valley to valley as a pale old woman in a red skirt: Pesta. Where she used the rake, some lived. Where she used the broom, nobody was left. A man took her across in his boat and asked her for his fare. «At home, on your bench, you will find your fare», she told him.
If the old woman in the red skirt asked you to take her across the lake… would you? Tell me in the comments.
Sources:
- Andreas Faye, «Norske Sagn» (Arendal, 1833), pp. 135-138
- Store norske leksikon, «Svartedauden»: in 1349 the Black Death reached Bergen on a ship from England
Legend: the details change depending on who tells it. The drawings in the video are our own.
Follow Crossroads Lore: old stories never die.
#shorts #pesta #legends #folklore #norway #horror
If the old woman in the red skirt asked you to take her across the lake… would you? Tell me in the comments.
Sources:
- Andreas Faye, «Norske Sagn» (Arendal, 1833), pp. 135-138
- Store norske leksikon, «Svartedauden»: in 1349 the Black Death reached Bergen on a ship from England
Legend: the details change depending on who tells it. The drawings in the video are our own.
Follow Crossroads Lore: old stories never die.
#shorts #pesta #legends #folklore #norway #horror
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- ARENDAL
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- Andreas Faye, Black Death, Crossroads Lore
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