Gunnar's Daughter

Sigrid Undset, Thomas Cahill, Arthur G. Chater


Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
4.17 · 12 ratings · 217 pages · Published: 1909

Gunnar's Daughter by Sigrid Undset, Thomas Cahill, Arthur G. Chater
Gunnar's Daughter is a short novel written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset (1882-1949), published in 1909. This was Undset's first historical novel, set in the 10th and 11th centuries in Norway and Iceland. The novel follows the tragic romance between the proud Vigdis Gunnarsdatter and the Icelandic Viga-Ljot. The major themes are rape, revenge, social codes, marriage, and children bearing the consequences of their parents' acts.

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