Description
Set in medieval Norway, this first volume of a sweeping saga follows Olav Audunsson as he returns home to claim both his bride and his inheritance at Hestviken—only to find that love, family loyalties, and hard-won honor are tangled in the past. Through the lives of those around him, the story traces how old pagan instincts and emerging Christian convictions collide, shaping everything from private desire to public duty. With vivid historical detail and psychologically sharp storytelling, the novel explores themes of fate versus choice, the moral cost of violence, and the ways communities remember—and repeat—their most dangerous mistakes. In Sigrid Undset’s distinctive, unsentimental style, the ordinary textures of life become the stage for profound spiritual and ethical transformation.
Available Editions
paperback
National Geographic Books
Published Nov 29, 1994
ISBN: 9780679752738
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Details
First Published
1963
Language
eng
Translation
From: nor
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