Primitive faith and superstition are reflected in these three
"Tales of the Trolls" (communicated from mss. belonging to Dr.
v. Sydow-Lund). The first is also current in Norway; the others
tell of women who have been _bergtagen_, "taken into the
mountain." It is not so long since that every humped back,
every weak mind, in short, every ill that had no visible
explanation, was ascribed to the troll folk.