Herr Mannelig Quest; or the female mountain troll who proposes marriage to a young human man
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Herr Mannelig, herr Mannelig, will you be betrothed to me?
For that, I offer you gifts very gladly
Surely you can answer only yes or no
If you wish to or not
To you I wish to give the twelve horses [palfreys]
That go in the grove of roses
Never has there been a saddle upon them
Nor a bridle in their mouths
To you I wish to give the twelve mills
That are between Tillö and Ternö
The stones are made of the reddest gold
And the wheels are covered in silver
To you I wish to give a gilded sword
That chimes of fifteen gold rings
And fight however you fight [well or badly]
The battle site you would surely win
To you I wish to give a shirt so new
The best you will want to wear
It was not sewn with needle or thread
But worked of white silk
>Yes [marry the female mountain troll (bergatroll) despite her pagan non-christian nature]
>No [christ is king]
