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The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale
The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale
Sep 21, 2024 7:01 AM

Author:Leifur Eiricksson,Bergljót S. Kristjánsdóttir,Keneva Kunz

The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale

The action of the saga takes place at the end of the tenth century, at about the time Scandinavia was converting from worship of Norse gods to Christianity. A masterpiece of medieval literature, the story focuses on two families — that of Hoskuld, a prominent farmer with several sons, and that of Gudrun, the most beautiful woman ever born in Iceland.

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