Skynd
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Skynd is a troll
in a Danish
legend from Skjelverod, near Ringsted
. Skynd lived in a hill, and from just one man in the village of Englerup stole three wives. One evening the man was riding home from Ringsted
, and as he passed the hill he saw a crowd of Hill-folk dancing round it. But on looking a little closer, he saw his three wives among them. He called to Kirsten, who had been his favourite. Skynd then approached, and asked the man why he had dared to call on Kirsten. The man explained how Kirsten had been his best loved wife, and begged Skynd to return her. The troll agreed, on condition, that he should never hurry her (skynde is Danish for 'hurry'). For many years, the husband kept his promise until one day, when Kirsten was getting something from the attic, and took a long time, he called out, "Hurry up, Kirsten!" (in Danish, "Skynd dig Kirsten!). No sooner had he spoken the words, when the woman was gone, compelled to return to the hill, which has ever since been called Kirsten's Bjerg.
Troll
A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, the term troll was a generally negative synonym for a jötunn , a being in Norse mythology...
in a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
legend from Skjelverod, near Ringsted
Ringsted
Ringsted, a city in Ringsted municipality, is in the middle of the Danish island of Zealand. The municipal population is about 31,000 and the city population is 21,151 .Ringsted is approximately 60 km from Copenhagen.-Modern hotspot:...
. Skynd lived in a hill, and from just one man in the village of Englerup stole three wives. One evening the man was riding home from Ringsted
Ringsted
Ringsted, a city in Ringsted municipality, is in the middle of the Danish island of Zealand. The municipal population is about 31,000 and the city population is 21,151 .Ringsted is approximately 60 km from Copenhagen.-Modern hotspot:...
, and as he passed the hill he saw a crowd of Hill-folk dancing round it. But on looking a little closer, he saw his three wives among them. He called to Kirsten, who had been his favourite. Skynd then approached, and asked the man why he had dared to call on Kirsten. The man explained how Kirsten had been his best loved wife, and begged Skynd to return her. The troll agreed, on condition, that he should never hurry her (skynde is Danish for 'hurry'). For many years, the husband kept his promise until one day, when Kirsten was getting something from the attic, and took a long time, he called out, "Hurry up, Kirsten!" (in Danish, "Skynd dig Kirsten!). No sooner had he spoken the words, when the woman was gone, compelled to return to the hill, which has ever since been called Kirsten's Bjerg.