Whenever you’re reading an ancient saga, lay, or poem, and the main character gets separated from their group while chasing a remarkable deer (or some other animal), it can mean only one thing: sex, fairies, or general weirdness. The motif occurs again and again in medieval literature, whether it’s King Gautrek finding a family of crazy religious nuts, or the tale of Guigemar finding love in the arms of a married woman, or Gralent seducing a fairy mistress, or Partonopeus, who discovers a castle filled with invisible servants where he is visited nightly by the Empress of Constantinople.
– A few thoughts from your friend Saxo