A Norwegian folk tale by Peter C. Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe.
In the story, a man travels through Finnmark with a captured white bear, intending to present it as a gift to the King of Denmark. On Christmas Eve, he reaches the Dovrefjell mountains and asks a man named Halvor for shelter for the night. Halvor warns him about the trolls who visit homes on Christmas Eve.
The story reveals how the bear and Halvor successfully defeat the trolls and establish a Christmas tradition free of trolls.
