Troll-Elgen is a novel from 1921 by Norwegian

Norwegian language

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...

 writer Mikkjel Fønhus

Mikkjel Fønhus

Mikkjel Fønhus was a Norwegian journalist, novelist and short story writer. Fønhus' stories are often set in the wilderness, featuring animals and animal behavior.-Personal life:...

. The story is about the large elk "Rauten" and the hunter "Gaupe", and ends up with both the hunter and the hunted losing their lives. The novel was adapted into a film in 1927.

His story collection Der Vildmarken suser

Der Vildmarken suser

Der Vildmarken suser is a story collection from 1919 by Norwegian writer Mikkjel Fønhus.One of the stories, about the large killer bear "Rugg" in the Vassfaret forests, was published as a children's book in 1965, Fortellingen om slagbjønnen Rugg...

and the follow-up novels Det skriker fra Kverrvilljuvet

Det skriker fra Kverrvilljuvet

Det skriker fra Kverrvilljuvet is a novel first published in 1920 by Norwegian writer Mikkjel Fønhus.His story collection Der Vildmarken suser and the follow-up novels Det skriker fra Kverrvilljuvet and Troll-Elgen, gave Fønhus a wide reputation for his ability to picture animal life....

and Troll-Elgen, gave Fønhus a wide reputation for his ability to picture animal life.