He heard them all rising, and noises and yells as of a battle followed.

He himself was closely pursued by a goblin, who was just on the point of springing upon him as he seized the latch of the door, and got safely in.

But then he fell fainting on the floor.

The next day--the first Christmas Day [In Norway, Christmas Day is called "first Christmas Day"; the day after, "second Christmas Day," and so on to the end of the week.]--the people going to church saw, strewn all around on the graves, pieces of coffin-boards, and all kinds of old sodden oars, and such timbers as usually sink to the bottom after a shipwreck.

They were the weapons that the dead and the goblins had used, and from various things it could be gathered that the dead were the victors.