
- 304 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Let's travel in time together, a thousand or so years back, and meet Viking women in their hearth-lit world.How did these medieval viragoes live, love and die? How can we encounter them as flesh-and-blood beings with fears and feelings - not just as names in sagas or runes carved into stone?In this groundbreaking work, Lisa Hannett lifts the veil on the untold stories of wives and mothers, girls and slaves, widows and witches who sailed, settled, suffered, survived - and thrived - in a society that largely catered to and memorialised men. Hannett presents the everyday experiences of a compelling cast of women, all of whom are resourceful and petty, hopeful and jealous, and as fabulous and flawed as we are today.Lisa Hannett is an award-winning Canadian-Australian writer and academic.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Cast of Characters
- Timeline
- Time Travelling
- 1. Melkorka: Concubine and Slave
- 2. Bergthora: A True and Stalwart Wife
- 3. Hallgerd: The wife with the Thief ’s Eyes
- 4. Bera and Thorgerd Brák: Mothers at Home
- 5. Freydis: A Mother Abroad
- 6. Breeches-Aud: Cross-dressing Women
- 7. Two Geirrids and Thorbjorg lítilvölva: Spell-casters and Seers
- 8. Unn: A Paragon among Women
- 9. Gudrun: An Unlikely Anchoress
- Afterword
- Acknowledgements
- End Notes
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Image Credits
- Copyright