UNDER YGGDRASIL
by Vilborg Davidsdottir
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The year is 901, the place, Iceland, newly settled by Nordic Vikings.
Thorgerd Thorsteinsdottir gave birth to twins barely a grown-up herself, but she had to wait a long time to have the child she had most yearned for, Thorkatla. All the more tragic are the events following the Assembly, when the little girl is seven years old - events no one can understand. Thorgerd chooses to seek support from the Norns who decide the fates of men under Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, rather than from the White Christ of her grandmother, Aud the Deep-Minded, and the quest for truth leads her to setting sail from Iceland, east across the ocean, and eventually, on a seeress‘s journey into the Underworld and the Realms of the Dead.
Under Yggdrasil is a gripping novel inspired by the Icelandic Sagas, as was Vilborg Davidsdottir’s acclaimed trilogy of novels on Aud the Deep-Minded, the first of which was nominated for the Icelandic Prize for Literature. Davidsdottir’s historical novels have been tremendously popular over the last decades, especially as they throw a new and unexpected light on the lives of women in the Viking Age.
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir is a distinguished Icelandic writer with background in journalism and ethnology. She has written nine novels, as well as a compelling memoir, critically acclaimed for her thorough research of historical sources, crisp and clear language, a flowing narrative style and fast-paced and intricately woven plots.
Thorgerd Thorsteinsdottir gave birth to twins barely a grown-up herself, but she had to wait a long time to have the child she had most yearned for, Thorkatla. All the more tragic are the events following the Assembly, when the little girl is seven years old - events no one can understand. Thorgerd chooses to seek support from the Norns who decide the fates of men under Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, rather than from the White Christ of her grandmother, Aud the Deep-Minded, and the quest for truth leads her to setting sail from Iceland, east across the ocean, and eventually, on a seeress‘s journey into the Underworld and the Realms of the Dead.
Under Yggdrasil is a gripping novel inspired by the Icelandic Sagas, as was Vilborg Davidsdottir’s acclaimed trilogy of novels on Aud the Deep-Minded, the first of which was nominated for the Icelandic Prize for Literature. Davidsdottir’s historical novels have been tremendously popular over the last decades, especially as they throw a new and unexpected light on the lives of women in the Viking Age.
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir is a distinguished Icelandic writer with background in journalism and ethnology. She has written nine novels, as well as a compelling memoir, critically acclaimed for her thorough research of historical sources, crisp and clear language, a flowing narrative style and fast-paced and intricately woven plots.
For information about foreign rights contact Forlagið Rights Agency or vilborg.davids(at)gmail.com.
Publisher: Forlagið, Bræðraborgarstíg 7, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.
TV series rights to the AUD trilogy sold to Deepminded 3 AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Filming rights to The Raven (Hrafninn) sold to Köggull kvikmyndagerð, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Publisher: Forlagið, Bræðraborgarstíg 7, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.
TV series rights to the AUD trilogy sold to Deepminded 3 AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Filming rights to The Raven (Hrafninn) sold to Köggull kvikmyndagerð, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Translated works
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Novels by Vilborg Davíðsdóttir have been translated into Faroese, German, English and Arabic.
2014 على السواحل الباردة (Galdur). Publisher: Animar, Egypt.
2012 On the Cold Coasts (Galdur). Publisher: Amazon Crossing, U.S.A. (Over 130 reviews on Amazon.com)
2011 Die Winterfrau (Hrafninn). Publisher: btb Verlag, Germany. (Buchbesprechungen auf Deutsch bei Amazon.de)
2004 Der Liebeszauber (Galdur). Publisher: btb Verlag, Germany.
2004 Nornadómur (Nornadómur) Publisher: Bókadeild Føroyja Lærarafelags. Faroe Islands.
2003 Das Feueropfer (Eldfórnin). Publisher: btb Verlag, Germany.
2003 Við Urðarbrunn (Við Urðarbrunn). Publisher: Bókadeild Føroyja Lærarafelags. Faroe Islands.
2014 على السواحل الباردة (Galdur). Publisher: Animar, Egypt.
2012 On the Cold Coasts (Galdur). Publisher: Amazon Crossing, U.S.A. (Over 130 reviews on Amazon.com)
2011 Die Winterfrau (Hrafninn). Publisher: btb Verlag, Germany. (Buchbesprechungen auf Deutsch bei Amazon.de)
2004 Der Liebeszauber (Galdur). Publisher: btb Verlag, Germany.
2004 Nornadómur (Nornadómur) Publisher: Bókadeild Føroyja Lærarafelags. Faroe Islands.
2003 Das Feueropfer (Eldfórnin). Publisher: btb Verlag, Germany.
2003 Við Urðarbrunn (Við Urðarbrunn). Publisher: Bókadeild Føroyja Lærarafelags. Faroe Islands.