The Golden-Haired Girl of Unst

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The story of a young girl on the Island of Unst, who's Mother was bewitched by the Trows at the girls birth.

The girl had beautiful golden hair, said to be a gift from the Trows. A witch wanted the Trows gift, and one day cut off the girls hair. The girl grew weak and died. The witch was haunted by the Trows as punishment, until eventually she too died.

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