The Axe: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 1

The Axe: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 1

Set in thirteenth-century Norway, a land racked by political turmoil and bloody family vendettas, The AxeÂ is the first volume in Sigrid Undset's epic tetralogy, The Master of Hestviken. In it we meet Olav Audunsson and Ingunn Steinfinnsdatter, who were betrothed as children and raised as brother and sister. Now, in the heedlessness of youth, they become lovers, unaware that their ardor will forge the first link in a chain of murder, exile, and disgrace.

Soaringly romantic and psychologically nuanced, Undset's novel is also a meticulous re-creation of a world split between pagan codes of retribution and the rigors of Christian piety--a world where law is a fragile new invention and manslaughter is so common that it's punishable by fine.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0679752730_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1994-11-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679752738

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0679752730_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1994-11-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780679752738

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