The Vikings at Helgeland
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The Vikings at Helgeland (Hærmændene paa Helgeland) is Henrik Ibsen's seventh play. [1]
The Vikings at Helgeland was written during 1857 and first performed at Christiania Norske Theater in Oslo on 24 November 1858. The scenes take place during the time of Erik Blood-axe (c. 930–934) in the north of Norway in historic Helgeland. The play takes place at a time in which Norwegian society was adjusting from the tradition of Old Norse Sagas to the new era of Christianity.
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[edit] Main Characters
- Sigurd the Strong - sea king
- Gunnar - rich farmer of Helgeland
- Ørnulf - Icelandic Chieftain
- Hjørdis - Ørnulf's foster daughter
- Dagny - Ørnulf's daughter
- Egil - Gunnar's and Hjørdis' four-year-old son
- Kåre - Helgeland peasant
[edit] Translations
This play was translated into English by Scottish writer and critic William Archer as a part of his publication, Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas Vol III. This volume consisted of Lady Inger of Östrat; (Fru Inger til Østeraad), The Vikings at Helgeland; (Hærmændene paa Helgeland) and The Pretenders (Kongs-Emnerne). It was published by The Walter Scott Company, London in 1890. [2]
The appearance of the character Dagny]] in this play is considered to have contributed to the revival of the popularity of this name in Norway and in Scandinavia in general, in the second half of the 19th Century.
[edit] References
[edit] Other sources
- James McFarlane, editor (1962)The Oxford Ibsen, Volume II (Oxford University Press) ISBN 978-0192113344
- James McFarlane, editor (1994) The Cambridge Companion to Ibsen (Cambridge University Press) ISBN 978-0521423212
[edit] External links
- Hærmændene på Helgeland at Project Gutenberg (Norwegian)
- The Vikings of Helgeland. translated by William Archer
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