The Thrall's Tale

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Set in Viking Greenland in A.D 985, this dramatic historical novel focuses on the intertwined lives of three women straddling the pagan past and Christian future Free Read [ The Thrall's Tale ] Author [ Judith Lindbergh ] – kino-fada.fr This historical novel traces the story of Katla, a thrall who is part of the first Greenland settlement Shortly after the arrival in Greenland, Katla is raped and brutally beaten by her master s son, Torvard As a result, she is transferred to the household of Thorbjorg, seer and shamaness, who heals her Katla also gives birth to a daughter, Bibrau As Katla cannot love or bond with her child, Thorbjorg takes Bibrau under her wing and trains her in the shamanic rituals and magic, but, despite This historical novel traces the story of Katla, a thrall who is part of the first Greenland settlement Shortly after the arrival in Greenland, Katla is raped and brutally beaten by her master s son, Torvard As a result, she is transferred to the household of Thorbjorg, seer and shamaness, who heals her Katla also gives birth to a daughter, Bibrau As Katla cannot love or bond with her child, Thorbjorg takes Bibrau under her wing and trains her in the shamanic rituals and magic, but, despite her best efforts, Bibrau becomes twisted and hate filled The story focuses on these three women and the way their lives intertwine as Norse culture and society begins to change with the arrival of Christian priests in Greenl...This book was fascinating and difficult It was fascinating because of the prose, characterization and the detailed depiction of Icelandic and Greenland culture and history of tenth century I am a history buff, but this is my first venture into this topic This is what made this book completely fascinating the history, the detail, the characters set in the historical background, and the changes the culture was going through in the shift from Norse to Christian mythology Also, telling the This book was fascinating and difficult It was fascinating because of the prose, c...Oh my god, this book I did something I haven t done in years I quit I couldn t finish it Maybe I m just stupid or something, but I did not see the point of this story I can see how it could be partly just a fictionalized narrative of Eric the Red s founding of the settlement on Greenland, and later, the coming of Christianity to Viking civilization But I couldn t find a consistent thread of narration to follow The writing was choppy, due in part to jumping back...Wow And not a good wow, either The amount of research Ms Lindbergh put into this book is evident from the first, and is the only reason I continued to read past the halfway point The characters I couldn t connect with any of them Thorbjorg seemed like she was lost in a haze most of the time I really wanted to like her, and at times almost managed it, but because she seemed so disconnected to everything, I could never hang on to the feeling Katla I felt so horrible for her at first Wow And not a good wow, either The amount of research Ms Lindbergh put into this book is evident from the first, and is the only reason I continued to read past the halfway po...Throughout this book, I got the sense that the author Judith Lindberg put a great amount of research into the time and place.I really wanted to like this novel However, there was no real joy or poignant turning points in character or plot There was no one character I found myself cheering for Katla is damaged but then goes on to hate and damage psychologically her own daughter Thorbjorg notes the growing malevolency in Bibrau and tries to wrench it out of her with utter strictness, which Throughout this book, I got the sense that the author Judith Lindberg put a great amount of research into the time and place.I really wanted to like this novel However, there was no real joy or poignant...As much as I wanted to like this book, it s been a disappointment Disappointment perhaps because there was so much promise and potential, but unfortunately, the story never captured my interest or imagination.Katla is a slave girl, or thrall, in Iceland in AD985 When her master decides to move his household to Greenland, she too has to make the a perilous journey to an unknown land With her, however, travel old grudges and troubles, and she is brutally raped and disfigured, scarred for life...This is a fine reading by Virginia Leishman, trained as a Shakespearean actor But this is the world of the Norse explorers and settlers in the 10th century It is rich with Norse legends and mythology as imparted by one of the three female voices, Throbjorg, a seeress The other two key voices are that of a thrall slave and her daughter by rape One of my favorite character is the daughter s...Interesting novel concerning the early settlement of Greenland, as told by three women One, a thrall slave her daughter born of a violent rape and a seeress The mother and daughter hate each other there s also a bit of jealousy on the daughter s part leading the daughter to vengeance The seeress takes both of them into her house Culture clash involving the c...Hey, I m not going to go into detail about what the book is about If that s what you want, read a different review What I will say is I liked this book a lot, and read it in 5 days Sure, the language takes a bit of getting used to, but it s well worth it If you re looking for something light and fluffy, this isn t it What it is is a look at 3 women s lives in some pretty harsh times A lot of reviewers didn t like any of these characters, but...A Viking slave of Celtic descent moves with her master to the newly settled area of Greenland The story chronicles her journey, her move to live with the seeress Thorbjorg after a violent rape, and her daughter Bibrau This is the a...

The Thrall's Tale
  • 10 July 2017
  • 1863255583
  • Judith Lindbergh
  • The Thrall's Tale