![]() ![]() ![]() Kristin Lavransdatter is a compelling heroine, even for the twenty-first-century reader, because she is strong-willed, but also because she is so steeped in her time. Undset’s three books demonstrate her study of medieval texts through her accurate portrayal of Kristin’s life in fact, these books led to Sigrid Undset winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. From maidenhood to death, Kristin’s life weaves together details from northern Europe’s medieval history, politics, religion, and family life. Originally published in 1920-1922 as The Bridal Wreath, The Mistress of Husaby, and The Cross, Undset’s trilogy follows the life of its fourteenth-century Norwegian heroine. Kristin Lavransdatter is Sigrid Undset’s three-part epic chronicling the life of the titular character from early childhood to medieval old age. ![]()
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