Folk-tales and legends When you drive along Sagavägen, you must look out because you are driving through a region populated not only by people. Here there are also goblins, Stalos, giants and other beings that you can see if you look really carefully. Sagavägen takes you on an exciting journey full of adventure, stories and legends. Here tales are told about giants and trolls, elves, lake monsters and robbers - all of them linked to local Swedish, Norwegian and Sami folklore. Folk-tales You can find excerpts from some of Sagavägen's folk-tales and legends here on our homepage. If you would like to be further enchanted and maybe frightened a little, you can buy the amply illustrated storybook "Folk-tales about goblins and other legends told along Sagavägen", available from local traders, hotels and tourist offices in the region. You can also order the book here. The book contains 18 stories based on local tales with imaginative pictures of the beings that live along Sagavägen. (The book is currently available only in Norwegian and Swedish) To the folk-tales Folk-tale walks Along Sagavägen, there are picnic areas created to whet the imagination of both adults and children, places that bring the folk-tales and legends of the region alive. Follow the folk-tale walks and let the stories come alive through paintings, sculptures and texts. Don't be surprised if you see the water spirit "Näcken" playing by a brook near the road or goblins dancing at the edge of the forest. Look at the map to see where the folk-tale walks are located and visit our gallery for more pictures. To the gallery To the map Sagavägen tapestry Be inspired by the growing Sagavägen tapestry and its motifs of cultural history. The tapestry is being designed and sewn on a voluntary basis by people in the villages along Sagavägen and is being relayed from the High Coast to the Norwegian Helgeland coast, being filled with different motifs. A good way to start your journey along Sagavägen is to study the Sagavägen tapestry and discover the cultural treasures that skilful hands have embroidered. You can see some of the motifs in our gallery. To the gallery.