Displaying 1 of 1 2006 Format: Book Author: Lindbergh, Judith. Title: The thrall's tale / Judith Lindbergh. Publisher, Date: New York : Viking, 2006. Description: 450 pages : maps ; 24 cm Summary: A tale set in Viking Greenland at the turn of the ninth century follows the intertwined lives of three women straddling the pagan past and Christian future, from the slave Katla, who anticipates the promise of a new land; to Bibrau, the daughter born to Katla after a brutal rape; to the prophetess Thorbjorg, who teaches Norse magic to Bibrau. Contents The voyage -- Hope -- A freewoman's claim -- Flurry of falcons -- The changeling -- From that smoke wafts up a being -- Rake and broom -- The prophecy -- Blood -- The Christ has come -- The quality of mercy -- My father (deceiver) -- Jaegers' meat -- Resurrection -- Sounds as happy children make -- The girl who sits in the blue. Subjects: Middle Ages -- Fiction. Enslaved women -- Fiction. Greenland -- Fiction. Genre: Historical fiction. Fiction. Web Site: Publisher description Contributor biographical information LCCN: 2005042410 ISBN: 0670034649 (alk. paper) 9780670034642 (alk. paper) Other Number: 61240663 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 1259948 Request It Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Author Biography Judith Lindbergh's work has appeared in Archaeology Magazine and in connection with the Smithsonian's exhibition Vikings:The North Atlantic Saga. The Thrall's Tale is her first novel. - (Penguin Putnam) Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1