Silver-White And Little-Beautiful

Once upon a time there was a king who had a queen whom he loved very much beloved But after some time the queen died, leaving behind one only daughter. Now that the king had become a simpleton, his whole heart was turned the little princess, and he held her dear as the apple of his eye. The young one The king's daughter thus grew up, and became the most beautiful maiden, of which anyone heard of.
When the princess was fifteen winters old, it happened that there was an exclamation great honor, and her father must go away against the country's enemies. As the king now had no one to whom he could entrust his daughter, while he himself was away, he had a high tower built inside the forest, provided it abundantly with sustenance, and placed his young daughter in it with her maid of honor. At the same time, he issued an order that no man, echo it be a measure, would be allowed to approach the tower, where the virgins, under penalty of death sat inside.
The king now thought he had done well to respect his daughter's honor, and then pulled away in the lead. Meanwhile, the princess sits in the tower too his maid of honor, and sews silk on his knees. But in the city many were fit sons of kings and other young friends, whose hearts played for the fair one mön, and they wished to have a conversation with her. When they noticed that such a thing could not happen, they bore a great grudge against the king, and thought of revenge. To that end they consulted with an old woman, who knew more than others, and asked her to prepare so that the king's daughter and her maids would lose their honor, even if they had not been in any man's violence. Käringen promised his assistance in the meantime. She conjured like that for a couple apples, put them in a basket, and went to the lonely tower, where the maidens sat.
When the king's daughter and her maid of honor became aware of the old woman, there she sat outside the wind-eye, they felt a strong desire to taste her beautiful apples. They shouted at the lady so much that they wanted to buy from the precious one the fruit; but the sorceress replied that she did not think it was false. When now the maidens did not cease with their prayers, the old woman said that she would give them each an apple, if they would only lift a basket down the hill the tower wall. The princess and her maid of honor thought no falsehood, but did as the magic pack had said, and thus each received his apple. But the enchanted fruit had a strange power, for both the maidens became pregnant at once, and before the year was over, each gave birth to one little flower cheek. The king's daughter's son was called _Silfverhvit_; bridesmaid's son was mentioned _Lillvacker_. The two svenne children grew up, and became bigger and stronger than other children. In addition, they had a fair appearance, and resembled each other as two berries, so that where one could well see and guess they were siblings.
It was now seven round years from now, and the king would come home from the command. Then the two maidens were greatly frightened, and were afraid that he would be allowed to question their honor. They discussed with each other how they would hide their children; but neither knew how to rule in here. When now no other help was available, the maidens said goodbye with great sadness his sons, and hoisted them down from the tower at night, that they themselves would tempt his happiness in the world. At the farewell, the king's daughter gave Silver and white, an expensive knife, in memory of his mother. But the bridesmaid had nothing to give his son as a present.
The two foster brothers now began their journey out into the world. When they had after traveling for some time, they came to a dark forest; in the forest they met one man, who was large in stature and strange in appearance. The man wore two sword at his side, and brought with him six large dogs. He greeted kindly: »Good day, little lads! where are you from, and where are you going trip?" The Swedes told that they had come from a high tower, and were praying go out into the world to try your luck. The man melted: »if it is like J say, I know your parentage better than anyone else. And at that J school have nothing in memory of your father, I want to give you each one sword and three dogs. But J must promise me one thing, that J will never part from your dogs, but bring them with you wherever you go.» The soldiers thanked the man for his good gift, and promised to do as he had said. Then they parted from him, and continued the trail forward.
After they had traveled for a long time, they finally came to a crossroads. Then Silfverhvit said: "It seems to me that we will do better if we try." happiness each to its own. Let us therefore part." Lillvacker replied: 'thy counsel is good; but how will I then be able to know if it is possible? you well in the world?' "Well," said Silverwhite, "it will be for you a sign that as long as the water is clear in this source, so long lives I; but when the water turns red and cloudy, then I'm dead. And believe I certainly, that you learn to avenge my bane.» Silver white now drew with his knife in the source; then he bade farewell to his brother, and they departed in each direction. -- Lillvacker soon afterwards came to a royal court, where he got service. But every morning he walked to the spring, because to ask for newspapers from his foster brother.
Silver-white now alone continued his journey over high mountains and deep valleys, until he saw a great city. But the city seemed to be in bad shape to, for the houses were clothed in black, and all the inhabitants went silently and mourning, as if there had been some great calamity. Silver white went forth, and inquired what the cause might be of all this distress. The people replied: »certainly you must be a long-distance stranger, who isn't felt how the king and queen had been in distress at sea, and remained forced to give away their three daughters. As early as tomorrow, the sea troll will arrive come and fetch the eldest princess.” At these papers the journeyman stayed happy and thought, what he now had a good opportunity to win goods and notoriety, if fortune would otherwise favor him.
When the day came, Silverwhite strapped his sword to his side, beckoned his dogs, and wandered alone down to the sea. When he was now sitting on the seashore he got to see whence the king's daughter came dragging out of the city, and with her was a courtier, who said he was good enough to save her life. But the princess was very distressed and wept bitterly. Then Silfverhvit left forward, and courtly greeted the fair maiden. At that the king's daughter and her companion now became the fast Hungarian friend, Vordo the greatly dismayed; for they thought it was the sea troll that came. But the courtier ran away out of great fear, and hid himself in a high tree that grew by the lake. When Silverwhite noticed their horror, said he: "fair maiden! do not be afraid of me; I will not make you something evil.” The king's daughter replied: 'isn't it you who comes for to take me?' »No,» replied Silfverhvit: »I came here because save yourselves.” Then the princess was glad that such a fierce fighter wanted to fight for her, and they spoke long and kindly to each other. During the call asked Silfverhvit, that the maiden would grant him a prayer, whatever she wanted heal him. The King's daughter granted his request, and Silverwhite laid his head on her knee; but while he rested, the princess took one gold ring, and attached unnoticed among the locks of the journeyman's hair.
Right as it was, the sea-troll came rushing out of the deep, so that foam and waves roared far and wide. When the troll got to see Silfverhvit, he was angry and said: "Where are you sitting, my princess?" The Hungarian friend replied: 'I think she is more mine than yours.' The sea troll said: »we want to be two about that; but now we will first let our dogs fight." Silfverhvit was not late to this, but incited his dogs against the troll's dogs, and there was a furious fight. But the game ended like this, that the journeyman's dogs got the upper hand, and bit the sea-dogs to death. Immediately Silverwhite drew his sword in full flight, charged the sea-troll, and struck a great blow, so that the beast's head fell on the sand; but the troll screamed terribly and went into the lake, so that the water stood high in the sky. Then the journeyman took his silf-studded knife, cut the eyeballs out of the troll's head, and hid them with him. He thus greeted the fair princess, and hastily went on his way.
Now that the battle was over, and the Hungarian friend had gone to bed, crawled the courtier came down from the tree and threatened the princess with death, if she did not want to tell everyone that he and no one else had saved her. The king's daughter did not dare refuse this request; for she was saved for his life. She then went with the courtier home to the royal estate, where they were conceived with great honor and honour. But there was no call joy in the land, when the people had to inquire that the oldest princess had become white saved from the sea troll.
On the second day, everything went the same way. Silvery white walked down the beach and met the meanest princess, when she was to be handed over to the troll. But when the king's daughter and her companions became aware of him, became the greatly dismayed; for they thought that it was the sea troll who had come. The Hofmann now crawled into trees as before; but the princess complied the journeyman's request and released him, as her sister had done. She thereby tied his gold ring in Silfverhvit's long hair.
When it had suffered for a while, a great roar was heard from the sea, and there came forth a sea-troll, who had three dogs and three heads. But Silverwhite's hounds retained victory over the sea-hounds, and the lad himself slashed the troll to death with his sword. Then he took out his silfbodda knife, cut out the troll's eyeballs and went on his way. But the courtier was not late, but crawled down from the tree, and forced the princess to do ed, that he and no one else had saved her. They then turned again the royal court, from which the courtier escaped with great honor, and was held for the ultimate fighter.
On the third day silvery-white sword tied at his side, lured his three dogs, and wandered again down to the sea. As he now sat on the lakeshore, he got to see where the youngest king's daughter came striding out of the city, and with her went the manly courtier, who was believed to have saved her sisters; but the princess was greatly distressed, and wept bravely tears. Then Silfverhvit came forward, and greeted the fair one in a courtly whisper Virgo. By now the king's daughter and her companions became aware of it the healthy Hungarian friend, they were greatly dismayed; for they thought it was the sea troll who came. But the courtier ran away and hid in a high tree that grew by the lake. When Silverwhite noticed their fear, said he: »beautiful maiden! do not fear me, I will not do anything to you evil.” The king's daughter answered: 'isn't it you who will take me?' "No," answered Silfverhvit, "I have come here to save you." Then the princess was glad that such a fierce fighter wanted to fight for her, and they spoke long and kindly to each other. During the conversation Silfverhvit asked, that the beautiful maiden would treat him to a prayer, what she wanted to erase him. The King's daughter readily consented to his request, and Silverwhite laid his head on her lap. But when the princess saw the gold rings, which her sisters had tied in the journeyman's hair, she was amazed, and unobtrusively braided another ring in his curls.
Right as it was, the sea-troll came rushing out of the deep with much glee, so that foam and waves swirled high against the sky. The beast had that time six heads, and nine dogs. Now when the troll became aware Silver-white, where he was sitting with the young king's daughter, it became angry, and cried: "What have you to do with my princess?" The Hungarian friend retorted: 'me thinking that she will be mine rather than yours.' The troll said: "That's what we want become two; but now we will first let our dogs be beaten.'' Silvery white was not late, but incited his dogs to battle against the sea-dogs, and there was an angry fight. But the game was so successful that the journeyman's dogs won the upper hand, and bet all nine sea dogs to death. Immediately drug Silver-white his shiny sword, went against the sea-troll, and slashed, so that all six heads fell on the sand; but the beast screamed terribly, and went out into the lake, so that the water stood high in the sky. The journeyman then took his silver-tipped knife, and cut out all the troll's twelve eyeballs. He thus greeted the young king's daughter, and hastily departed.
Now when the battle was over and the Hungarian friend had gone, the courtier rose down from the tree, drew his sword, and threatened the princess with death, if she didn't want to say that he had saved her from the troll, either he saved both her sisters. The king's daughter did not dare refuse to his request, for she feared for her life. They then wandered together against the king's court. But when the king saw them both at life, became a great joy over the whole court, and they were conceived with great joy certificate of honor. Hofmann was now a different man than when he sat curled up in the tree. The king then had a splendid banquet prepared, with lust and play and dance and string-playing, and the courtier praised his youngest and dearest daughter as reward for his courage.
In the midst of the wedding joy, while the king sat at table with everyone his men, the door was opened, and Silfverhvit came in accompanied by his dogs. The journeyman boldly stepped forward into the guest hall and greeted the king. But when the three king's daughters recognized him, they became very proud happy, sprang up from the table, and ran to meet the stranger. Over here The king was greatly astonished, and asked what such a thing could mean. Then told the youngest princess how everything had worked out from the beginning end, and that Silfverhvit was the one who had saved them, while the courtier sat up in the tree. In addition, the king's daughters certainly sought out, each, the gold ring which she had entwined in Silfverhvit's hair. But the king did not yet know quite what he should think of all this; then said Silfverhvit: "Lord, king! about which you shall not doubt the words of your daughters, you can see here the eyeballs of the sea troll, which I killed." Now the king and all his men understood that the princesses had told the truth. The treacherous courtier had to suffer so deserved punishment; but Silfverhvit was received with great honor, and won the youngest king's daughter, and with her half the kingdom.
After the wedding was over, Silfverhvit moved with his young bride to a large royal farm, and lived with her in peace and happiness. Then happened it happened one night, while everyone was sleeping, that there was a clap on the wind eye and a a voice was heard shouting: »Silver-white! come, I want to talk to you.” The king not wanting to wake his young bride, but got up hastily, strapped on his sword side, lured his dogs and went out. When he came under the open sky, before him stood a Troll, who was both large and grim appearance. The troll said: 'Silvery white! you have killed my three brothers, and I have come to avenge their death. Therefore, my suggestion is that you go with me to the sea shore, and that we fight with each other there." This which the Hungarian friend liked well, and he followed the troll without reciprocation. When they now came down to the sea, there lay three large dogs, which the troll had brought with him. Immediately Silfverhvit incited his dogs against the troll dogs, and there was an angry fight; but the play was so successful that the goblin-dogs must move away. Then the king drew his sword, left manfully towards the troll, and gave it many deadly blows, so that there was a huge fight. But when the troll noticed that the battle was going against, became it horrified, and ran hastily away to a tall tree; Silvery white and his dogs followed, and the dogs barked fiercely. Then it started the troll prayed to himself and said: "Dear Silverwhite! I want to be fined for my brothers; but shut up your dogs, while we have a talk.» The king now commanded his dogs to be still; but it did not run, but the animals did barked harder than before. Then the troll took three hairs from his head, enough them to Silfverhvit, and said: "Put a hair over each dog, so he'll probably learn to keep quiet." The king did as he was told; immediately the dogs fell silent and lay motionless, as if they had been forged by the earth. Now Silverwhite noticed that he had been disappointed; but it was too late. The troll then descended from the tree, drew his sword, and began determined to new; but they had not exchanged many blows with each other, before Silverwhite received bane wounds, and lay in his blood on the ground.
The saga now returns to Lillvacker. He went in the morning to the spring at the crossroads, and found her covered in blood. Then he understood that Silverwhite was dead, remembering his promise to avenge his foster-brother. He then lured his dogs, strapped his sword to his side, and walked the road forward, until he came to a great city. But in the city everything was filled with joy, the people swarmed in the streets, and the houses were dressed with scarlet and other splendid fabrics. Lillvacker asked what the reason was may be to all this joy. The people answered: »certainly must you be far away, who does not know that here has come a fierce warrior, by name Silfverhvit; he has saved our three princesses and is now the king's stomach.» Lillvacker carefully inquired how all this had been obtained; then he walked the road forward, until in the evening he came to the king's farm, where Silfverhvit lived with his beautiful bride.
Now when Lillvacker entered through the castle gate, everyone greeted him king: for he was so like his foster-brother that no one could distinguish them from each other. At the bachelor's party, come in the sofa cabin, also thought the queen that it was Silfverhvit; she therefore went to meet him, and said: "Lord, king! what took you so long? I have with sadness denied your return.» Lillvacker did not reply much to this speech, but was quiet and taciturn. He then went to bed with the queen; but put a blank sword between him and her. The young bride knew not what she would think about all this, because her spouse had not before had such a strange custom. But she thought: "It's not good to ask about." another's secret», and therefore said nothing.
At night, while everyone was asleep, there was a knock on the wind-eye, and a voice was heard shouting: »Lillvacker! come, I'd like to talk to you." The journeyman rose immediately got up, seized his good sword, lured his dogs, and went out. When he now came under the open sky, there stood before him the same troll, who had killed Silverwhite. The troll said: "Beautiful little one!" follow me, and you shall meet your foster brother.” The journeyman was immediately ready to walk along; the troll went before. When they came to the sea shore, there were three big ones dogs, which the troll had brought with him. Somewhat further away, somewhere the fight had ended, Silverwhite lay in his blood, and even him lay his dogs tied to the earth. Then Lillvacker understood how everything was acquired, and thought that he would willingly risk his life, in order to take revenge his foster brother. At once he incited his hounds against the troll-hounds, and there was an angry fight; but the game was so successful that Lillvacker's dogs retained the upper hand. The svennen then drew his sword, and advanced the troll with big and manly chops. But when the troll noticed that the fight went against, ran it away, and fled to a tall tree; Little beautiful and his dogs followed, and the dogs barked fiercely. Then the trolling began pray to himself, and said: "Dear Lilvacker! I want to fine yours foster brother; but quiet your dogs, while we have a word." Also the troll held out three head hairs and said: "put a hair on top each dog, he'll probably learn to keep quiet." But Lillvacker noticed that under this there was some betrayal, he therefore took the three head hairs, and laid them over the troll dogs instead. Immediately these fell to the earth, and lay motionless as if they had been lifeless.
Now when the troll perceived that its counsel was not successful, it became greatly horrified and said: "Dear Lilvacker! i want to marry you fine for your brother, if only you leave me alone." The Hungarian friend asked: 'what could you possibly give me, so dear as my foster brother's life?' The troll retorted: »here I give you two bottles. In the one is a water of such a nature that if you splash it on someone who is dead, he immediately quickens again; but in the other is such water, that if you wipe it off and someone comes by, he stays right away fixed. And I mean that greater costs than these both hardly learn to exist.» -- Lillvacker said: 'I like your proposal, and I want to adopt it; but you must promise me one more thing, that you will solve mine foster brother's dogs.' The troll entered this, then climbed down from the tree, and blew on the dogs, that they were again loose. Then Lillvacker took them both bottles, and wandered with the giant from the sea-shore.
When they had gone a little way together, they came to a large rock outcrop, which was close to the road. Then Lillvacker hurried before, and stroked unmarked on the stone from one bottle. By now the troll would go there past, the journeyman incited all his six dogs at once, whereupon the giant turned aside, and so came to touch the stone slab. The troll was now stuck, and could not move from the place; but after a while the day passed up in the east, and shone on the stone. When the troll got to see the sun, it exploded that, and so got his bane.
Lillvacker then ran over to his foster brother, and splashed on him with water from the other bottle, so that he came back to life. Then became a great joy, as you well know. The Foster brothers followed then to the king's court, and on the way told his fates and adventure. Lillvacker mentioned how he had learned of his friend's distress, and how he came to the king's court, and was held there for it young king. He also joked that he had gone to slept with the queen, without her noticing anything but that he was her right consort. But when Silfverhvit heard this speech, he thought that Lillvacker did the queen any dishonour; then his mind flowed, so that he i Wrathmode drew her sword and plunged it into her foster brother's life. Lillvacker now fell dead to the ground, and Silfverhvit went home alone the royal court. But the servant's dogs would not abandon their master, but laid howling around his body and licked his wounds.
In the evening, when the young king and his consort were going to bed, asked the queen why he was so heavy-hearted and taciturn. Silvery white answered little to this. Then the queen said: "I have wondered a lot, what that happened to you in the last days; but mostly I still like few know why last night you put a drawn sword between us.» Now it worked up a light to Silfverhvit's eyes, he understood that his foster brother was innocently slain, and bitterly regretted what he had so badly repaid Pretty for life. The king then immediately got up, and went away to the place where his foster brother lay. He then poured out life-water his bottle, and washed the journeyman's wound; immediately Lillvacker wiggled by again, and the two foster brothers walked with joy and happiness again the royal court.
When they now returned, Silverwhite told her queen how Lillvacker had saved his life, and what other adventures they had passed together. Then there was excitement over the whole royal court, and the journeyman was escaped by all with great honor and tribute. But when Lillvacker had lingered there for some time, he proposed to the middle princess, and obtained her and her relatives' yes and consent. Then celebrated the wedding with much pomp, and Silfverhvit shared half the kingdom with his foster brother. But the two brothers built together in peace and unity, and if they are not dead, may they live and be well even to this day.