Master of Hestviken: The Axe : The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 1 (Series #1) (Paperback)

from arubabookwoman

The Axe by Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset is an early female Nobelist (for 1928), and I read this as part of my challenge to read/reread all the Nobelists. I read the Kristin Lavrensdatter saga many years ago, and loved it. I debated rereading Kristin, or reading something by Undset I hadn't previou...

from grheault

I am reading this book because I was so taken with Kristin Lavransdatter that I wanted another trip into 12th century Scandinavia. Olav, the orphan, has an axe called Fintree. Ingunn is a daughter in the household that raises and houses young Olav. The two are joined first in a drunken betrothal ...

from JBD1

The first in Undset's "Master of Hestviken" series - I enjoyed her Kristin Lavransdottir books and had to give this one a go too. It's a bit slower going (partly because of the translation), but is still a lovely read and it won't be too long before I pick up the next volume.

from SeriousGrace

Considered to be the companion to Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter, The Master of Hestviken series tells the saga of Olav Audunsson in thirteenth century Norway. As a boy he was raised by a foster family. When you are first plunked down in the middle of the drama you meet Steinfinn, a young man who...

from aprille

Spoilers: Set in medieval Norway, the plot concerns two young teens, betrothed as children, raised as foster brother and sister, who fall in love and have sex before they are married. This sets up a conflict among the girl's kinsmen who want to disavow the betrothal after the girl's parents die. ...