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Life's River. A novel by Bergsvein Birgisson.
The year is 1784 and the Skaftár Fires have been raging in Iceland for a whole year. In Copenhagen, the rulers meet to decide what to do with the inhabitants of this island of the hereditary king, whether to transport all the tools of the Icelanders to Denmark to work there in factories that need labor. Finally, it is decided to send representatives to all parts of the country to assess the state of the nation before a decision is made. The envoy of the rent chamber to Stranda County is a young university student of half-Icelandic origin, Magnús Árelíus.
Magnús Árelíus is inspired by the spirit of the Enlightenment and looks forward to measuring Iceland with his new measuring instruments, not least of all he wants to reach Cap Nord, Hornbjarg. But the journey takes an unexpected turn when he meets Icelanders and discovers that reality may be more complex than his measuring instruments indicate – especially north of the Ströndur. Where the Livandilífslækur flows.
The year is 1784 and the Skaftár Fires have been raging in Iceland for a whole year. In Copenhagen, the rulers meet to decide what to do with the inhabitants of this island of the hereditary king, whether to transport all the tools of the Icelanders to Denmark to work there in factories that need labor. Finally, it is decided to send representatives to all parts of the country to assess the state of the nation before a decision is made. The envoy of the rent chamber to Stranda County is a young university student of half-Icelandic origin, Magnús Árelíus.
Magnús Árelíus is inspired by the spirit of the Enlightenment and looks forward to measuring Iceland with his new measuring instruments, not least of all he wants to reach Cap Nord, Hornbjarg. But the journey takes an unexpected turn when he meets Icelanders and discovers that reality may be more complex than his measuring instruments indicate – especially north of the Ströndur. Where the Livandilífslækur flows.