{"id":4991,"date":"2020-03-30T14:09:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T14:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=4991"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:14:09","slug":"the-steigen-sagaspill-tells-the-tale-of-norways-romeo-and-juliette","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-steigen-sagaspill-tells-the-tale-of-norways-romeo-and-juliette\/","title":{"rendered":"The Steigen Sagaspill tells the tale of Norway&#8217;s Romeo and Juliette"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tA drama to rival Romeo and Juliet is enacted every two years on the beautiful island of Engel\u00f8ya in Steigen. An impressive 130 volunteers and an audience of thousands gather on the Iron Age site to enjoy the superb costumes and contemporary scenery in a breath-taking landscape, but above all for an excellent story.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The saga of Hagbard and Signe is as romantic as it is tragic. Hagbard is the son of the King of V\u00e5gan, while Signe is the daughter of Sigar, King of Steig. They are secretly betrothed, but Sigar has other plans for his daughter, and has promised her to the King&#8217;s son Burislav in Holmgard (now Novgorod in Russia). The drama is set during the Steiger Assembly, where the people of H\u00e5logaland have gathered to hold council, make sacrifices and feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Suicide pact kept them bound<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hagbard disguises himself in women&#8217;s clothing and calls on Signe in secret. They agree to run away together but they also make a suicide pact, vowing that if one of them is caught, the other will die as well. The consequences are enormous, and blood feuds threaten to break out between the powerful ruling families.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tPractical information about the \n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"when-will-the-next-event-take-place?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen will the next event take place?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"when-will-the-next-event-take-place?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe next Sagaspill will take place in the Summer of 2021. To keep up to date with the programme you can check out their website. When dates are released it&#8217;s recommended to book accommodation as soon as possible in the area as places are quickly filled up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-do-i-get-to-engel\u00f8ya-island-in-steigen?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get to Engel\u00f8ya island in Steigen?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"how-do-i-get-to-engel\u00f8ya-island-in-steigen?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tTo get to Engel\u00f8ya you can take the ferry from Bod\u00f8 and Svolv\u00e6r (buy tickets here) or you can take the bus from Narvik.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-can-i-find-more-information-about-the-local-area\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow can I find more information about the local area\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"how-can-i-find-more-information-about-the-local-area\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Visit Bodo webpage has all the information you need to know about the area including contact information if you have any questions during your stay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aa7912201ded3c794170bd8d9d00d084.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aa7912201ded3c794170bd8d9d00d084.jpg\" alt=\"Children dance as stockfish dry in the background \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aa7912201ded3c794170bd8d9d00d084.jpg\" data-caption=\"Children dance as stockfish dry in the background \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002911_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002911_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Hagbard and Signe \u00a9 Roger Johansen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002911_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hagbard and Signe \u00a9 Roger Johansen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a47f5823b389e4f70d35d5260de906a8.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a47f5823b389e4f70d35d5260de906a8-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Many of the residents take part or help out with the performance \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a47f5823b389e4f70d35d5260de906a8.jpg\" data-caption=\"Many of the residents take part or help out with the performance \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/96067649ca97e572567acd1fe3bed1b6.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/96067649ca97e572567acd1fe3bed1b6-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Ill fated lover \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/96067649ca97e572567acd1fe3bed1b6.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ill fated lover \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Children dance as stockfish dry in the background \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Hagbard and Signe \u00a9 Roger Johansen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Many of the residents take part or help out with the performance \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Ill fated lover \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It&#8217;s an ill-fated love story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their precautions, a serving girl overhears the meeting between the lovers, and raises the alarm. Hagbard is captured and led to the place of execution on the islet of Hagbardholmen. But Signe stays true to their pact, and before Hagbard is hanged, he sees smoke rising from Signe&#8217;s bedchamber on Steig. Signe has set the house on fire, and the lovers meet death together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Legend was passed down by storytime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The saga was not written down until around 1700, but must have been passed down by word of mouth for centuries. Sigarhaugen, Hagbardholmen and Signelillsteinen are all place names in Steigen that are traditionally linked to the legend. However, good stories have a tendency to travel, so similar legends are linked to other places in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Everyone in Steigen takes part in the saga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every two years, the residents of Steigen rally to perform the saga in grand style, with a huge choir and 140 actors. They put an enormous effort into the rehearsals, costumes and staging, and when the event finally takes place, everyone in Steigen is involved in some way.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2d00a39dca76069390e947a98899d613.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2d00a39dca76069390e947a98899d613.jpg\" alt=\"Hagbard and Signe \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2d00a39dca76069390e947a98899d613.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hagbard and Signe \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002909_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002909_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Actors and actresses are well versed in the saga \u00a9 Roger Johansen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002909_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Actors and actresses are well versed in the saga \u00a9 Roger Johansen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002912_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002912_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"It&#039;s not a small event \u00a9 Roger Johansen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/002912_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"It&#039;s not a small event \u00a9 Roger Johansen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b84c636e775e93140f2738ae27fb1369.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b84c636e775e93140f2738ae27fb1369-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Choir singing traditional music \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b84c636e775e93140f2738ae27fb1369.jpg\" data-caption=\"Choir singing traditional music \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Hagbard and Signe \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Actors and actresses are well versed in the saga \u00a9 Roger Johansen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: It&#039;s not a small event \u00a9 Roger Johansen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Choir singing traditional music \u00a9 Steigen Sagaspill<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sagaspill week is action packed <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The saga is performed several times during &#8220;Sagaspill Week&#8221; at the end of July\/beginning of August (Next in 2021). Visitors can also enjoy concerts featuring famous artists, story-telling for children, a market at the Steigen Rural Museum, and walks to the Batterie Dietl coastal fortification on the outer coast of Engel\u00f8ya island.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by Knut Hansvold<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">March 30, 2020<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=archeology-and-early-history\" rel=\"tag\">Archeology and early history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=culture-and-history\" rel=\"tag\">Culture and history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=vikings\" rel=\"tag\">Vikings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=salten\" rel=\"tag\">Bod\u00f8 og Salten<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=summer\" rel=\"tag\">Summer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":7320,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":7320,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_y":0.66,"vnn_header_layout_description":"","vnn_header_layout_url":"","vnn_header_layout_url_text":"","vnn_header_layout_photographer":"Steigen Sagaspill","vnn_header_layout_video_id":"","vnn_header_layout_yt_id":"","vnn_header_layout_vimeo_id":"","teft_location_geodata_lat":67.945878695651,"teft_location_geodata_lng":15.053192246352,"teft_cards_image_id":7320,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"teft_cards_title":"","teft_cards_excerpt":"","footnotes":""},"todo":[65,19,20],"facilities":[],"season":[7],"region":[50],"malgrupper":[22,23,58],"class_list":["post-4991","artikler","type-artikler","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","todo-archeology-and-early-history","todo-culture-and-history","todo-vikings","season-summer","region-salten","malgrupper-culture-lover","malgrupper-heritage-explorer","malgrupper-local-insider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - 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