Haverö
About a peddler who was believed to have been murdered
Om en knalle, som troddes ………….
- Parish
- Haverö
- Collector
- Levi Johansson
- Informant
- S. A. Palén
- Record no.
- NM-M399
English translation
It is told about a peddler who was believed to have been murdered. The person who was pointed out as the murderer died a few years later, and one day his widow was going to go alone into the main cabin, which was uninhabited during the summer. When she arrived there, she saw her deceased husband sitting at a table playing cards with the murdered peddler. Neither of the players seemed to take notice of her but continued with their game, but after that day, the widow never dared to stay alone in the main cabin again.
Original transcription (Swedish)
Om en knalle, som troddes ha blivit mördad, berättas. Den person, som utpekades som mördare, avled några år senare, och en dag skulle hans änka ensam gå in i den under sommaren obebodda storstugan. När hon kom dit, fick hon se sin avlidna man sitta vid ett bord och spela kort med den mördade knallen. Ingen av spelarna syntes taga notis om henne utan fortsatte med sitt spel, men efter den dagen vågade änkan aldrig vistas ensam i storstugan.
Included courtesy of © 2016 Länsmuseet Västernorrland.
Source: Murberget Länsmuseet Västernorrland, folk memory collection. These records were written down in the first half of the 1900s; the collectors' language and values are of their own time.