[4] Having been warned of the incursion, and probably inflamed by a massacre of Norwegian conscripts at Nya Lödöse and the events of Mönnichhoven's march (Mönnichhoven-marsjen) earlier in July, farmers and peasants from Vågå, Lesja, Lom, Dovre, Fron, and Ringebu mobilized to meet the enemy.

Legend has it that the sheriff of the area, Lars Gunnarson Hågå (c. 1580 – c. 1645),[5] came into the church in Dovre with a battle axe, struck it on the floor three times, and shouted "Let it be known - the enemy has come to our land!"

[7] According to folklore, the force of the Scottish troops was between 900 and 1,100 or more, but historians generally discount the estimate, placing the probable strength as low as 300.

[8] There are few entirely credible accounts of the battle, but the oral history has two Norwegians on horseback following the Scottish troops, possibly on the other side of the valley.

[9] The chosen place of assault is fairly steep, and the river runs close to what would be considered the only passable road at the time.

[10] According to folklore, the Norwegian troops threw logs and rocks down the valley, crushing the marching Scottish soldiers, but this is not confirmed.

The peak where she allegedly stood bears her name to this day, and a local broadcasting antenna is symbolically set on the top.

[18] Norwegian poet Edvard Storm wrote a poem that tells the story of the battle, Zinklarvisa ("Sinclair's ballad").

[20] In 2009, the Norwegian rock band Street Legal released an instrumental song called "The Battle of Kringen" on their album titled Bite the Bullet.

[21] This article is based in part upon Sagn, samlede i Gudbrandsdalen om Slaget ved Kringen, 26de August 1612 first published in 1838 by Hans Petter Schnitler Krag (1794–1855), pastor of the parish of Vågå.