Frost

Born in Iceland in 993, Gest is only thirteen when he avenges his father’s killing by slaying one of the island’s most powerful chieftains, and he is declared an outlaw. With the wild man Teitr at his side he escapes to Norway and walks from Trondheim north to Hålogaland and then south again, freezing, without a goal, and killing once more. Icelandic blood feud and new Christian ideas struggle within him. A visionary, intelligent and manipulative dreamer who forgets nothing he sees and draws proud women to him, he is pulled into the centre of political events, becomes one of Earl Eirik’s closest advisers, and follows the conquest of England in 1016.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

494 pages in the original

Genres

Historical (assigned by AI)

Set in

Iceland, Norway, United Kingdom, 1000s

First published

2003 by Cappelen

Author's age

49 when first published

ISBN

9788202231835 (original)