# Mistress Sorrow — Short Fiction character guide

> Mistress Sorrow in Short Fiction by Selma Lagerlöf.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-spirit-of-fasting-and-petter-nord

## Who they are

An allegorical figure representing sorrow in a moral tale.

## In the story

### [Sigrid Storräde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/sigrid-storr-de)

The sorrowful woman turned out of church who haunts King Olaf's thoughts and appears in his dream, guiding him to repentance.

### [The Wise Men's Well](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/the-wise-men-s-well)

Personified as the Drought, a gaunt, hollow-eyed figure who delights in the well's demise.

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