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Record Number: 29925 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): Title: Gudrun Osvifrdaughter's Incitement of Her Sons Source: The Viking Age: A Reader.  Edited by Angus A. Somerville and R. Andrew McDonald. Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures, 14.  University of Toronto Press, 2010.  Pages 142 - 144. Published also in the third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader (University of Toronto Press, 2020), pp. 109-111. Description: This excerpt from The Saga of the People of Laxdale concerns Gudrun's efforts to secure revenge for the killing of her husband, Bolli. She promises to marry Thorgils if he leads her sons in an attack on the chief killer. She will subsequently deny her oath and marry another man. Article Type: Translation Subject (See Also): Gudrun Osvifrsdottir (Literary Figure) Mothers Revenge Sagas Shame Vikings Violence Award Note: Geographic Area: Scandanavia Century: 10, 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2010. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 9781442601475 (hbk.) ; 9781442601482 (pbk.)

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