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Long ago in the land of vikings and trolls

In the kongelig fylke known as Valdres

The most famous of all the gnomes

was known as the Beitogubben.

He lived in the skog

On the edge of the fjell

And only came out

When darkness fell

Hans met him one dark cold night

In the vinter

When there is no light

And the gubben said to Hans

"don't be afraid I am a nice gammel troll

but I get moody in the darkness of vinter...

in exchange for your baked kringle

hanskringler folktale