Produced by Douglas Levy
THE PROSE DRAMAS OF HENRIK IBSEN, VOL. III
THE VIKINGS OF HELGELAND, Translation by William Archer
THE VIKINGS OF HELGELAND. (1858.)
CHARACTERS.
ORNULF OF THE FIORDS, an Icelandic Chieftain.
SIGURD THE STRONG, a Sea-King.
GUNNAR HEADMAN,[1] a rich yeoman of Helgeland.
DAGNY, Ornulf's daughter.
HIORDIS, his foster-daughter.
KARE THE PEASANT, a Helgeland-man.
EGIL, Gunnar's son, four years old.
ORNULF'S SIX OLDER SONS.
ORNULF'S AND SIGURD'S MEN.
Guests, house-carls, serving-maids, outlaws, etc.
The action takes place in the time of Erik Blood-axe (about A.D. 933) at, and in the neighbourhood of, Gunnar's house on the island of Helgeland, in the north of Norway.
[PRONUNCIATION OF NAMES.—Helgeland=Helgheland; Ornulf=Ornoolf;
Sigurd=Sigoord; Gunnar=Goonar; Thorolf=Toorolf; Hiordis=Yordeess;
Kare=Koare [e,umlaut]; Egil=Ayghil. The letter o [umlaut] as in German.]
[1] Failing to find a better equivalent for the Norwegian "Herse," I have used the word "Headman" wherever it seemed necessary to give Gunnar a title or designation. He is generally spoken of as "Gunnar Herse" in the Norwegian text; but where it could be done without inconvenience, the designation has here been omitted.
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