In English
Icelandic Literary Prize 2003 · Winner
The Ax and the Earth
Öxin og jörðin
Ólafur Gunnarsson · 55 when first published
Novel · 392 pages · Historical, Politics
AI-generated summary:In sixteenth-century Iceland, Bishop Jón Arason and his sons Björn and Ari stand against the new Lutheran faith and the Danish crown, in a time of faith and doubt, independence and oppression.