A Summary of the Story about
"Hagbard & Signe"
Young Hagbard from Vågan, the beautiful Signe from Steig, and her merciless
father - Sigar - chieftain and priest, the most powerful man in Hålogaland.
These are the main characters in this old story of love and power, realted to
the more famous stories of Bendik and Årolilja - and Romeo and Juliet.
Sigar has given his joung, beautiful daughter away to a Russian prince, and the
maids at Steig are preparing for the royal wedding. Prominent men from all over
Hålogaland have come to the Sigar Thing to put forth their appears brfore king
Sigar wanting to marry his daughter. As Sigar says no, the conflict becomes
clear to everyone.
| But Hagbard knows how to get in touch with his beloved Signe. He dresses in a woman´s robe and asks for å place at the sewing table beside Signe. Telling king Sigar that he is daughter of the king at Bjarkøy, he is even granted å place beside Signe in her bedroom. When one of the maids, the evil Beret, discovers what has happenen - and tells king Sigar, the tragedy comes to a conclusion. But before the final hanging Hagbard and Signe agree to get together in the kingdom of death. |
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Standing at the scaffold, Hagbard asks for a final wish - that they hang his red
robe in the gallows first. When Signe sees his robe she puts fire to her
maiden´s bower and burns herself to death. In this way they can walk
together across Gjalla Bridge into the kingdom of death.
When the realizes what dreadful consequences his inexorable stubbornness has led
to, he orders the evil maid to be buried alive.
Alt innhold er å anse som
Steigen Sagaspills eiendom
