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Updated: June 19, 2025
That night Norss dreamed that a spirit came to him, and that the spirit said to him: "Norss, thou shalt surely live forever in thy son Claus, if thou wilt but acknowledge the symbol." Then when the morning was come Norss told his dream to Faia, his wife; and Faia said, "The same dream had I, an angel appearing to me and speaking these very words." "But what of the symbol?" cried Norss.
Come to my cabin, and let me give you venison and bear's meat." Norss shook his head. "The spirit will provide," said he. "I have no fear, and I shall take no care, trusting in the spirit." So Norss pushed his boat down the beach into the sea, and leaped into the boat, and unfurled the sail to the wind. Jan stood wondering on the beach, and watched the boat speed out of sight.
So Norss and Faia were wed, and they went to live in the cabin in the fir-grove. To these two was born in good time a son, whom they named Claus. On the night that he was born wondrous things came to pass.
And as she stood there holding the symbol out to Norss, he he thought of the time when first he saw her on the far-distant Orient shore, standing beneath the Star in all her maidenly glory, shading her beauteous eyes with one hand, and with the other clasping the cross, the holy talisman of her faith.
Just as of old he had dispensed to all children alike the homelier toys of his youth, so now he gave to all children alike these more beautiful and more curious gifts. So little children everywhere loved Claus, because he gave them pretty toys, and their parents loved him because he made their little ones so happy. But now Norss and Faia were come to old age.
After long years of love and happiness, they knew that death could not be far distant. And one day Faia said to Norss: "Neither you nor I, dear love, fear death; but if we could choose, would we not choose to live always in this our son Claus, who has been so sweet a joy to us?" "Ay, ay," said Norss; "but how is that possible?" "We shall see," said Faia.
"No symbol have I but this," said Faia, holding out the symbol that was attached to the golden chain about her neck. Norss looked upon it, and lo! it was the symbol of his dreams, a tiny wooden cross. Then Norss clasped Faia in his arms and kissed her, and entering into the boat they sailed away into the North.
His name was Norss; broad were his shoulders, his cheeks were ruddy, his hair was fair and long, his body betokened strength, and good-nature shone from his blue eyes and lurked about the corners of his mouth. "Where are you going?" asked his neighbor Jans, the forge-master. "I am going sailing for a wife," said Norss. "For a wife, indeed!" cried Jans. "And why go you to seek her in foreign lands?
On, on, many days on sailed Norss, so many leagues that he thought he must have compassed the earth. In all this time he knew no hunger nor thirst; it was as the spirit had told him in his dream, no cares nor dangers beset him.
"Hast thou come sailing out of the North into the East?" asked the maiden. "Yes," said Norss. "And thou art Norss?" she asked. "I am Norss; and I come seeking my bride," he answered. "I am she," said the maiden. "My name is Faia.
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