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SECOND SIGHT

When the Black Death arrived in Norway in the year 1349,

the inhabitants of the Jostedalen valley

made an agreement with their relatives and friends

that none of them would visit each other for the duration of the epidemic.

Through the Gospel of Saint John, Jesus Christ

sent this prayer to Earth,

to keep away the devil and evil spirits

from your home and your farm.

It forbids all Evil that walks upon the Earth,

and the plague shall spare the water that gives forth life.

So let's throw the horseshoe to protect our farm, people, and cattle.

In the name of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Look, they are bringing wedding gifts.

The feast is being prepared.

I'm gonna bathe first?

Yes, Maren, dear. The others will be getting ready for the celebration.

How old was I when I went to my first pasture?

- Seven. - Yes, I was seven,

when my brother and I went to the pasture. He was eight.

Do you remember last year's celebration on Midsummer's Eve?

These are the same people, in the same clothes

and there will surely be the same fights.

Kristi!

And Skrabukk the goat is coming this year for the wedding.

When you fence off the area with a rope

braided on three Thursday evenings, the wolf will stay away.

And if it tries to pass, it will break its neck.

Fire scares off the bear. And wolves fear everything that flutters.

I have ten fingers.

1, 2...

8, 9, 10.

Are you going north?

The Lord wants to know if the land is still plagued by disease.

- Will you return by autumn? - Yes, I hope so.

He wants to know if his relatives in the north are still alive.

You must watch over Maren.

Do you think she's old enough to go out to the pasture alone?

Before that, she stays here for the celebration.

Come on, Vitlemoy, Pelsi...

Yes, yes, Smatt'n... Come on.

Here! Rappe!

Rappe! Come on, run.

Come on. It's not dangerous.

Pelsi, come on.

Rappe! Come on!

If the wolf tries to get through, he'll break its neck.

But the best way to scare off wolves is a drum.

Do you remember the incantation, we bought from Dordi in Rekstad?

Klums, klums, hoof.

Lord, may the beasts not gnaw on my bones,

may they feast elsewhere.

May they feast elsewhere!

Sjau hu! Hu!

Sjau hu! Hu! You shout the last one.

Sjau hu!

I've traveled across high plateaus all my life,

but the mountains never looked completely the same twice.

Nipa Nuten...

When the top of the mountain looks like this,

it's calling you, and you have to go up there and look.

Make one notch every day.

In a week, Mother will come here

and you'll move the shed to a new pasture.

I won't forget that.

I promised you a boat so we could fish in the lake.

So I'll head to Nordfjord.

But remember, you were born with a winner's helmet.

You had the birth membrane over your head.

People like you carry strength within them.

Skrabukk the goat has arrived!

Skrabukk!

I'll cut out your tongue with this knife!

The most drunken ones started presenting wedding gifts.

Look, there they are.

Plague! Jesus, have mercy!

He got infected before he arrived here.

- Our Father... - Have mercy.

Away!

Oh, Lord Jesus Christ, deliver us from our sins!

Do not punish us with the plague!

Oh, Lord, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.

- In the name of the Father, the Son... - The moon darkened.

And the Holy Spirit, amen.

Stop the bleeding as the land stops the tide.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Bury me in hallowed ground, in hollowed ground...

- Go away! Go away! - Get away!

- Get out! - In the name of Christ, get out!

Just disappear! Disappear from here!

Get out, you unclean one!

No, I don't want to. I don't want to be alone!

I don't want to. No!

- Away with her! - No, I don't want to!

I want to stay here!

- In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The dew collected on St. John's Day chases away the disease.

The dew collected on St. John's Day chases away the disease.

The dew collected on St. John's Day chases away the disease.

Father!

The fire will drive away the bear.

The wolf is afraid of everything that flutters.

One, two, three...

Seven.

Rappe!

Now, you're watching over the animals.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom, the fire has gone out!

Mom.

Mom.

Where are you?

Why aren't you answering?

Mom!

- Maren. - Mom!

- Mom! - Don't come near me.

- I'm sick. - Mom!

I'm sick, do you understand?

I have the plague.

Maren, I have the plague, you shouldn't come near me.

- I'm sick, don't touch me. - Mom!

Don't come to me. No, no!

- Mom! - Go away! Leave!

Can't you see that I'm sick?

I'm sick, Maren!

No!

Maren, go away!

- Go away! - Mom!

Get out of here!

Maren, my dear.

I have the plague. You have to stay here.

Wash yourself with morning dew.

I brought the dead inside.

Don't go to neighboring farms. They are all sick too.

You have to take care of the fire...

and stay here. Stay here.

They will find you.

Remember, the collected dew is in the bowl.

And don't let the fire go out.

Go away. Take care of the fire.

When you fence off the area with a rope

braided on three Thursday evenings,

the wolf will stay away.

And if it tries to pass, it will break his neck.

Fire scares off the bear.

Mom!

Mom!

No!

No! No! No!

I'm going to sleep with the twelve angels of God.

Mother said, keep the fire burning.

In the name of the Holy Spirit, father and mother,

take two hands, take two feet,

remove all evil from me,

take me into your kingdom.

Mom!

Mom.

Hoy!

My name is Maren.

My name is Maren, daughter of Lars from Laupstad.

My name is Maren, daughter of Lars from Laupstad.

I can milk cows and spin wool.

Gather food, catch fish.

Maintain traps.

Stir porridge.

Grind grain in a hand mill.

Keep the fire burning.

My name is Maren!

I was born with a winner's helmet!

I was born with a winner's helmet!

Father.

Hoy!

Three cheers for the pilgrims without a target.

Hoy! Hoy!

Rappe! Rappe!

Come to me, Rappe!

Rappe!

Vitlemoy.

Lubba.

Storemoy.

Pelsi.

Pelsi.

Vitlemoy.

I became afraid of the night.

I know you're there! Beast!

Beast! Beast!

Bloodsucker!

I know about you!

To hell with you, bear!

You won't hurt me, neither with teeth nor with claws!

You savage, flesh-eating beast!

Hoy! Sjau hu!

Ibbe ribbe... tarpe. My bones and my flesh.

You'll taste what it's like to eat grass and not meat!

Go away! Tralalala, trululum.

Tralalala, trululum. Tralalala, trululum.

Lubbo!

Vitlemoy!

Pelsi!

I'm washing myself, even though I'm alone.

Boat.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Now the bear is coming for you.

Hey, hey, hey.

Rappe!

That's a sign.

Rappe!

Come here.

Either the weather's gonna be bad, or someone dies.

The winner's helmet.

I was born with a winner's helmet on my head.

Those like me...

carry strength within them.

Smatt'n!

Now the dead can have something to eat on their journey to heaven.

The dead, there are many of them.

That's terrible.

For Christ's sake! Ew.

Hey, little one!

Follow me!

Don't be afraid, little one.

- It's okay, we want to help you. - We're not dangerous.

We brought food.

Quietly, quietly.

Quietly, quietly.

- My name is Lars Hyl. - And I'm Eilef Torskebett.

- Oddmund Gardatun. - And they call me Asser.

And that one over there is Knut Bu.

What's your name?

M... M...

Ma... Ma...

Ma... Ma...

Just calm down, little one.

Where did they find her?

I would say seven. Does she have any relatives here?

She's not older than seven. Maybe she's an orphan.

Poor little thing.

Oh, my God, how ashamed she is all of a sudden. Let me see.

Why are her eyes covered?

The light blinded her on her way across the glacier.

Then her eyes should be in the dark for two days.

The best treatment for burned eyes is mother's milk.

Virgin Mary, as gentle as rays, Jesus responds.

The hand of God will do so! Amen.

We have to get going again.

I have to go get the sheep.

If they haven't grazed before the Bartolomew Night comes, then...

Calm, calm, calm, calm, calm.

Before the plague came, I was a carpenter and I made things for people...

...Houses, boats.

Now it's different.

Calm, calm, calm.

No, no, no. We've all lost someone, you know.

I myself lost my son, and the children lost their brothers and sisters.

Quail...

...a wild bird.

It's so quiet. She's completely different.

They say she lived in the forest with wild animals.

I don't understand her at all.

Who is she? And why did God spare her?

Is she perhaps a saint?

I found all my sheep. Except for three, which I lost.

You'll find them on a little hill,

where there's a circle of stones and where there's snow.

- She spoke. - What did she say?

You'll find them on a little hill,

where there's a circle of stones and where there's snow.

I know where that is.

It's near Storenipa.

You can come out today, quail.

We found those sheep where you said they would be!

- Could you heal me too? - Will I live or die?

- Me too! Me too! - How long will my children live?

- Come on, answer us. - Why am I not dreaming?

- Wait! - Help us! Don't run away!

- Give us advice! - Come back!

Dreams come from the realm of the dead.

Anyone lying on the ground of the cemetery on Bartholomew's Night,

gets the gift of foreseeing the future.

You, who have inner sight, show us the way and dream for us.

Why won't she answer us? Can't she speak, can she?

Say something.

You must answer. Say something.

We want to know the future!

We want to know if the plague will return.

- So tell us! - Say something!

Leave her alone!

She doesn't have to give advice to grown-up people.

Her inner sight only works for the present.

You can hold her, if you want.

She wants to return to her valley now.

I have to go now.

Well, I fooled death.

What are you doing here in Nordfjord?

Shave your beard.

I have a very sharp knife.

My mother didn't come to pasture for me.

Mother didn't use dew on herself.

Did you bring that ship for me, as you promised?

It's waiting for you tied to the shore.