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Saami man leading reindeer being ridden by a child

The Fight Against the Tschouds

Culture: Saami

Many legends tell of the fights against a wild robber people, the Tschouds. The Tschouds used to rob the Lapps in order to force them to show them the way. In late autumn, when the nights had turned darker, a clever young Lapp hatched a plan for sending them to destruction . . . MORE