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Reykjavík. Language and Culture, 2009.
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Auður. A novel by Vilborga Dagbjartsdóttir.
Auður, daughter of the Viking chieftain Ketil Flatnef, grows up in the South Islands, a noble and hot-tempered woman. All her people are pagan, but when she meets the monk Gilla, she is attracted to him and his message of the White Christ. Auður is betrothed to Óláfr the White, king of Dublin in Ireland. Their relationship is warm but stormy, and her friendship with Gilla ultimately costs her dearly… Auður the Deep-Souled is one of the most famous settlers of Iceland, but she did not come to this country until her later years. Here her story of growth is told as a picture is drawn of the turbulent times when Norsemen conquered the islands off Scotland and raided the Western Sea, even waging bloody battles among themselves.