
Kristin confronts the lasting consequences of her defiance and desires amid family life, political ambition, and plague in medieval Norway.
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Kristin confronts the lasting consequences of her defiance and desires amid family life, political ambition, and plague in medieval Norway.
In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents of the period. Now in one volume, Tiina Nunnally's award-winning definitive translation brings this remarkable work to life with clarity and lyrical beauty.As a young girl, Kris...
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Marital intimacy and passionate affair implied through marriage and children; not explicit.
Plague deaths and family losses depicted; no graphic battle or torture scenes.
Mild period-appropriate language; no modern profanity.
Social and occasional alcohol use in medieval setting; not central.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Central Catholic faith, sin, penance, rituals, and devotion throughout.
No magic or witchcraft present.
No occult or demonology content present.
Political maneuvering and noble influence-seeking recur in the plot.
No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Family hardship, estrangement, and plague suffering; no graphic abuse.
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