Ulav, Son of Audun from Hestviken

"Ulav, Son of Audun from Hestviken" continues the series of historical novels about the Scandinavian Middle Ages by the remarkable Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize laureate Sigrid Undset (1882-1949), started with the world-renowned trilogy "Kristin, Daughter of Lavrans".
The main character of the novel, just like Kristin, is a person who is internally free, finding it difficult to exist in a traditional medieval society, and time and again refuses to follow ancestral customs.
An exciting narrative unfolds before us about the fate of Ulav and Ingunn, their love, their life, full of both tragic and joyful events.

From early morning until late evening, he was with Ingunn. He left home only once that week for a seal pup hunt. Now, when he cheated on his wife, the previous bitterness he felt towards her seemed to him a devilish temptation to which he succumbed. Ingunn, Ingunn, my dove, how could I deceive you, when you lie here, patient, kind, and helpless, like a beast with a broken spine! This is how our love ended; I never thought I would betray you.
Sigrid Undset