Eisiges Land

The award-winning novel from Norway – powerful, gripping, authentic! Greenland, 1293: Young Viking Arnar Vilhjalmsson is allowed to participate in his first walrus hunt. However, on board, he encounters the feared tribal leader Himin-Gorm and his son Hûnvarg, who, despite a successful hunt, make their disdain for him known. Their paths cross repeatedly, and Arnar must constantly fight: against the strict prohibitions of the various tribes, against the harsh, relentless landscape, against the gods, and not least, for the heart of a woman. Atmospherically told and historically grounded. Many are familiar with the tale of Erik the Red, who continuously caused trouble in Norway and Iceland until he was banished to Greenland. In 984 AD, he ushered in the Viking Age there. Between 984 AD and an unknown year in the 15th century, the Vikings lived in two settlements on the west coast. Although they built a thriving society that lasted over 400 years, their disappearance remains one of Greenland's great mysteries. Tore Kvæven, born in 1969 in Sirdal (Southern Norway), works as a teacher. In addition, he is also a sheep farmer, tending a flock of 230 sheep. For "Icy Land," he has been awarded all the major Norwegian literary prizes. "Great narrative style: compelling, vivid, and unpredictable." Adresseavisen "Exceptional and excellently written." VG "Style, content, and language are absolutely captivating." Fædrelandsvennen Brage Prize for Best Norwegian Novel 2018 Sørlandets Literature Prize 2019 Stig Sæterbakken Memorial Award 2022.