Gunnar's Daughter

By (author): "Arthur G. Chater, Thomas Cahill, Sigrid Undset"
Genres:Fiction books  Classics books  Historical Fiction books  Literature books  Scandinavian Literature books  
Publish Date: 1909
Gunnar's Daughter
ISBN0943119065
ISBN139780943119069
AsinGunnar's Daughter
Original titleFortaellingen om Viga-Ljot og Vigdis
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.