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Historical person
c. 13th century–1290
Alv Erlingsson was a Norwegian nobleman and privateer active in the late thirteenth century. After conflict with the Norwegian crown and regional rivals, he operated in the North Sea and was eventually captured and executed in Denmark.
In Sigrid Undset’s The Axe, Olav kills Einar Kolbeinsson during a feud and is outlawed, forcing him into exile and service under the powerful noble Alv Erlingsson. Sigrid Undset’s In the Wilderness is set after Ingunn’s death, Olav remains master of Hestviken but loses the purpose that sustained him through exile and marriage.
Series
The Master of Hestviken follows Olav Audunsson from youth to old age in Norway during the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Betrothed to Ingunn Steinfinnsdatter as a child, Olav spends years fighting her relatives for recognition of their bond. Violence, outlawry and service to the rebel noble…
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