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The Axe: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 1
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The Axe: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 1 Paperback - 1994

by Undset, Sigrid

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  • Title The Axe: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 1
  • Author Undset, Sigrid
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Vintage Book
  • Condition New
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York, USA.
  • Date 1994-11-29
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0679752730
  • ISBN 9780679752738 / 0679752730
  • Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.98 x 5.24 x 0.73 in (20.27 x 13.31 x 1.85 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: Scandinavian
  • Library of Congress subjects Norway - History - 1030-1397 - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94016662
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

From the rear cover

Soaringly romantic and psychologically nuanced, Undest'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.

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  • Library Journal, 03/15/1995, Page 102

About the author

Sigrid Undset is a major figure in early twentieth-century literature. A Norwegian born in Denmark in 1881, she worked with the Norwegian underground during the Second World War, fled to Sweden in 1940, and later came to the United States. She is the author of many works of fiction as well as several books for young readers and a number of nonfiction titles. Her novels encompass a variety of settings and time periods, ranging from medieval romances such as the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy--generally considered to be her masterwork--and The Master of Hestvikentetralogy to modern novels such as The Winding Road, Ida Elisabeth, and The Faithful Wife. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. Sigrid Undset died in 1949.