The Vikings at Helgeland ; The Pretenders / Henrik Ibsen ; with introductions by William Archer.
TITLE:
The Vikings at Helgeland ; The Pretenders / Henrik Ibsen ; with introductions by William Archer.
Alternate Title:
Pretenders
Publication Date:
1906
Publication Information:
London : William Heinemann,
Edition:
Copyright edition.
Volume:
v. 2
Physical Description:
xxxii, 343 p.
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
The Vikings at Helgeland: Taking place during the time of Erik Blood-axe in 930 AD, the drama highlights the adjustments made in Norwegian society during the spread of Christianity. The story follows a Norseman, Ornulf, who, along with his seven sons, is seeking his two young daughters who have been abducted by evil men named Sigurd and Gunnar.
Pretenders: Dramatises the struggle for power in thirteenth century Norway between Haakon Haakonsson and Earl Skule Baardsson. Despite quite generous treatment from Haakon, who is elected king, Skule is egged on to revolt by Nicholas Arnesson, Bishop of Oslo, a man frustrated in his own lust for power.
Language:
English
ISBN:
[n/a]
