Trollsyn (Second Sight)

East in the district of Sogn lies the valley Justedal. At the time of The Black Death, the inhabitants of that valley agreed that no man of their kith or friends should come up to them while the plague raged. This notwithstanding, the disease reached their valley and wrought great destruction. It killed all who dwelt there, except one little girl at the Birkehoug farm. The people being dead, the cattle roamed forestward. In due course they arrived in the neighbouring parish, of which the population were perplexed at the sight of the alien creatures whom no owner sought. They took the cattle into their care, and, fearing all could not be well in Justedal, some of them set off in the direction of the valley...