{815}{902}You're letting your hair down|for the last time. {907}{1017}You don't know, Mother Åshild,|how kind my father is. {1070}{1202}Those who don't know him|cannot know - {1207}{1307}- how kind he's always been to me. {1387}{1470}But I have behaved shamelessly|towards him. {1475}{1610}When he thought I was at the|convent, I was bedding with Erlend. {1652}{1727}No sin is so great - {1732}{1847}- that God's grace is not greater. {2115}{2197}{y:i}Did he not hear the dove cry so {2202}{2287}{y:i}"the hawk took my beloved away" {2382}{2465}{y:i}then he rode so far away {2470}{2545}{y:i}the hawk took to the sky {2657}{2827}{y:i}it flew to a garden far away|{y:i}that blooms every day {3155}{3277}{y:i}in the garden there is a hall {3325}{3457}{y:i}the walls are clad in purple {3502}{3705}{y:i}there lies a knight a'bleeding|{y:i}he is the great and goodly king {3770}{3945}{y:i}under a sheet of blue he lies|{y:i}Corpus Domini before our eyes. {5045}{5145}Look at yourself, Kristin. {6477}{6635}{y:i}Over 600 years ago, before|{y:i}the plague reached Norway,- {6640}{6797}{y:i}- the Jørundgård people lived|{y:i}in The Gudbrand Valley. {6887}{7022}{y:i}When the girl Kristin was seven,|{y:i}her father let her come with him- {7027}{7107}{y:i}- to the summer pasture. {7112}{7192}{y:i}It was a beautiful|{y:i}summer morning. {7197}{7310}{y:i}She'd never been|{y:i}in the mountains before. {7315}{7480}{y:i}Next to Lavrans and his daughter|{y:i}rode Arne, Kristin's best friend. {7500}{7580}Ulvhild wants to come! {8132}{8205}A pleasant journey, Lavrans! {8352}{8432}{y:i}Lavrans had married young. {8440}{8535}{y:i}He was 28|{y:i}and younger than his wife. {8540}{8675}{y:i}As a swain he had served|{y:i}the king as a housecarl- {8680}{8780}{y:i}- but after marrying|{y:i}he settled down on his farm. {10157}{10222}Tastes good, does it? {10657}{10750}{y:i}Kristin knew that this was|{y:i}wolf and bear country- {10755}{10857}{y:i}- and behind the waterfall there|{y:i}lived trolls, goblins and fairies. {10862}{10987}{y:i}She was frightened because|{y:i}there were many more of them- {10995}{11077}{y:i}- then of Christian people. {14542}{14602}Father! {14737}{14827}Jesus Christ. {14867}{15037}{y:i}Her father was pale, as if he knew|{y:i}she had been in great danger. {15042}{15180}{y:i}She whispered that a woman had|{y:i}waved with a golden wreath. {15185}{15307}{y:i}Perhaps it was the midget maiden|{y:i}she had seen. {15630}{15820}{y:i}Kristin's younger sister Ulvhild|{y:i}showered everybody with love. {16040}{16157}{y:i}Her mother Ragnfrid loved|{y:i}her youngest child so much- {16162}{16272}{y:i}- that all her joy|{y:i}for Ulvhild made her flourish. {16277}{16385}{y:i}Lavrans had never seen her|{y:i}happier and more beautiful- {16390}{16485}{y:i}- in all the years|{y:i}they had been married. {17705}{17810}Can no one put an end|to Ulvhild's pain? {17965}{18022}God help everyone in this house. {18500}{18595}She will soon forget her pain. {18837}{18897}I've lost three sons. {18905}{19017}I cannot lose her, too.|Do you hear me, Father Erik? {19022}{19180}God does not grant all prayers.|Do not force your will upon him. {19185}{19362}I've sent for Mistress Åshild.|If God does not help, I'll ask her. {19370}{19462}Yes, you know her. I do not. {19470}{19580}I'd go to hell|if the devil would help me. {20152}{20247}{y:i}We'll hit you and kick you! {20252}{20415}{y:i}Every single day|{y:i}we'll trample on you! {20725}{20800}{y:i}Ragnfrid had sent|{y:i}for Mistress Åshild. {20805}{20922}{y:i}Kristin had heard that she was a|{y:i}witch who, when she was rich,- {20930}{21042}{y:i}- had poisoned her first husband|{y:i}and had been excommunicated. {21047}{21132}{y:i}Now she lived|{y:i}in a poor farmhouse- {21137}{21227}{y:i}- with Bjørn,|{y:i}the man she had bewitched. {21235}{21315}{y:i}Finn Arnesen {21320}{21435}{y:i}he rode at the front {21505}{21612}{y:i}how pretty that little foot is {21617}{21752}{y:i}in its bright red sock. {21855}{22007}The king himself taught me that song. {22065}{22185}I've had my days of glory, Kristin,|and I'm wise enough not to complain - {22190}{22262}- if I have to drink sour milk now - {22270}{22405}- because I've drunk|all the wine and the beer. {22410}{22567}Good days can last long,|if you are careful. {22572}{22682}All wise people know that. {22687}{22757}That is why I think ... {22820}{22970}... that wise people will make do|with their good days. {22975}{23050}For the best days are precious. {23110}{23207}Well, what do you say to me ... {23270}{23392}... who threw away|the best thing I had? {23440}{23612}And I've been punished for it.|Oh, how I've been punished. {23617}{23720}You cannot make an omelette|without breaking eggs, Ragnfrid. {23725}{23895}And he who will sacrifice his life|must stake it and see what he wins. {23945}{24060}{y:i}That night they collected dew|{y:i}for Ulvhild's morning wash. {24065}{24125}{y:i}As Mistress Åshild bent over,- {24130}{24257}{y:i}- she almost floated across the|{y:i}meadow like the midget maiden. {24265}{24347}{y:i}And the child whispered|{y:i}that she saw the maiden. {24352}{24517}{y:i}But she dared not take the golden|{y:i}wreath, because it felt wrong. {24542}{24657}It's good when you dare not|do something that is wrong. {24662}{24760}But it's not good|if something seems wrong - {24765}{24847}- because you dare not do it. {25572}{25722}There's something evil about her.|Even the dogs become quiet. {25727}{25890}They say that she walks the nights|as a woolf at Haugen. {25997}{26140}It would probably be the best thing|for you to become like Lavrans. {26195}{26280}Both in body and soul. {26432}{26547}You ought to marry a knight, Kristin. {26612}{26717}My nephew,|Erlend Nikulaussøn from Husaby, - {26722}{26812}- he'd make you a fine groom. {26817}{26882}You probably can't have him - {26890}{27052}- but I wouldn't mind spreading the|bridal quilt over the two of you. {27137}{27240}His hair is as black|as yours is blond. {27245}{27335}And he has beautiful eyes. {27340}{27457}You've never seen eyes|like that, Kristin. {27682}{27787}{y:i}It was early autumn,|{y:i}but already frosty weather. {27795}{27887}{y:i}Ulvhild's pilgrimage|{y:i}to the Nidaros Cathedral- {27892}{27970}{y:i}- had to cross snowy mountains. {30360}{30442}Stand quite still here. {30447}{30590}The light from Christ's clothes|falls right upon you. {30877}{30992}You see, Kristin ... {30997}{31100}The church is the body of Christ. {31120}{31180}They are one. {31185}{31357}As your body and soul are|inextricably bound together. {31465}{31582}Would you sacrifice you lovely hair|and serve the Lord as a nun? {31630}{31727}- I'm going to marry Simon Darre.|- I see. {31807}{31907}Then you must look for me|at your wedding. {31912}{32037}I'll come on the ray of sun upon|which you hang your bridal crown. {32390}{32557}She's the only thing I own|that God has not taken from me. {32562}{32730}And her little sister ...|May he watch over her. {32770}{32937}When my three sons died,|I became so lonely. {32960}{33047}It wasn't even in the war. {33085}{33150}Friar Edvin ... {33155}{33245}War! Fighting ... {33250}{33357}It was the best thing I knew. {33400}{33572}Then the war ended.|But then I got my two daughters. {33577}{33672}And all my adventures became|dear to me - {33677}{33797}- when I held those two ... {33802}{33907}... little lives in my arms. {34002}{34072}You have to learn to live with it. {34077}{34182}To bear the fate God has given you. {35517}{35602}Arne! Come on! {35895}{35982}Arne, my dear.|Is that my chest? {36180}{36310}{y:i}The Bishop of Hamar had|{y:i}promised Lavrans to help Arne,- {36315}{36407}{y:i}- so now he was going off|{y:i}with Father Erik's son Bentein- {36415}{36485}{y:i}- to become a priest's apprentice. {37505}{37652}{y:i}And one day, Anders Darre took|{y:i}his son Simon to Jørundgård- {37657}{37745}{y:i}- to meet his bride. {38082}{38270}When I see you two I know this|is what all the songs are about. {38275}{38395}I raise my cup to you, Simon Darre. {38400}{38477}My son. {38570}{38722}There's no one better for my Kristin|to share her bridal bed with. {39322}{39472}I raise my cup to you, Lavrans|Bjørgulfssøn, Knight of Olav, - {39477}{39665}- who has given my son Simon|the loveliest maid in the valley. {39670}{39752}It is said about you, Lavrans ... {39757}{39882}It is said about your father,|Kristin, that courage and joy - {39887}{39972}- live in his heart. {39980}{40022}Cheers! {40575}{40647}Arne ... {40775}{40890}{y:i}There is a dance at Munkholm {40935}{41015}{y:i}upon the whitest sands {41062}{41127}Simon. The dog. {41375}{41457}I've brought a dog for Kristin ... {41940}{42052}To comfort you|when I go back to Oslo. {42437}{42552}Do you remember the song|from our wedding, Bjørn? {42560}{42642}In my nightmares. {42667}{42732}In my nightmares ... {42995}{43140}{y:i}It occurred to Kristin that if|{y:i}she swore her faith to God,- {43145}{43242}{y:i}- God might give Ulvhild|{y:i}the use of her limbs back- {43247}{43392}{y:i}- and she could put off|{y:i}marrying Simon for a while. {43467}{43607}Holy Cross! Give me a sign that you|will perform a miracle for Ulvhild - {43612}{43685}- and I'll swear to serve you. {43875}{43912}Mistress Åshild. {43917}{44052}Have you got any more of that|water you once gave a young girl, - {44057}{44162}- so she could become a virgin|again before her wedding night? {44167}{44282}Shut that dirty mouth of yours,|you fire-and-brimstone preacher! {44400}{44495}- You'll never be a priest, Bentein.|- Go away! {44525}{44570}Go away! {44807}{44890}You're going to be|a priest's apprentice now. {44895}{44995}I let Bentein ride ahead. {45082}{45162}We can be alo...
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