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Hærmændene på Helgeland

By Henrik Ibsen

2020-06-04 17:18:59

The Vikings at Helgeland (Hærmændene paa Helgeland) is Henrik Ibsen's seventh play. It was written during 1857 and first performed at Christiania Norske Theater in Oslo on 24 November 1858. The plot takes place during the time of Erik Blood-ax ... Read more
The Vikings at Helgeland (Hærmændene paa Helgeland) is Henrik Ibsen's seventh play. It was written during 1857 and first performed at Christiania Norske Theater in Oslo on 24 November 1858. The plot takes place during the time of Erik Blood-axe (c. 930–934) in the north of Norway in historic Helgeland, a time in which Norwegian society was adjusting from the tradition of Old Norse Sagas to the new era of Christianity. It concerns the arrival of Ornulf, who with his seven sons is seeking his daughter, Dagny, and foster-daughter, Hjordis, who were abducted and married by Sigurd and Gunnar, respectively. Tragedy compounded by conceptions of honour and duty lead to the deaths of all of Ornulf's sons, Sigurd (who is killed by Hjordis), and Hjordis (by suicide).  Less

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File size74.085 KB
Print pages78
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageNorwegian
ISBN978-1784350307
Born: 20 March 1828, Skien Municipality, Norway Died: 23 May 1906, Oslo, Norway Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. As one of the founders of modernism in th...

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