02482cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500570014326400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650501100041750802150052752011340074253400670187665300490194365300580199270000320205085600430208299900190212566186UtSlPG20260610134528.0mcr n260607r20211907utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPT1 aIbsen, Henrik,d1828-190614aThe collected works of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. 02 (of 11) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-08-310 aThe vikings at Helgeland (translated by William Archer) -- The pretenders (translated by William Archer).  aKD Weeks, Eileen Gormly, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)  a"The Collected Works of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. 02 (of 11)" by Henrik Ibsen is a collection of plays written in the mid-19th century. This volume includes the two dramatic works "The Vikings at Helgeland" and "The Pretenders." The themes explore complex character dynamics, societal roles, and the interplay between personal ambition and moral responsibility against the backdrop of Norse tradition and mythology.  At the start of "The Vikings at Helgeland," the characters are introduced amidst a tense encounter between the Viking Sigurd and the Icelandic chieftain Örnulf. The scene sets a dramatic tone with promises of peace contrasting the potential for conflict over past grievances. Sigurd's fierce loyalty to his foster-brother Gunnar and his wife Dagny weaves a complex web of relationships that hint at future tensions, especially with the strong-willed Hiördis, Örnulf's foster-daughter. The opening also hints at underlying themes of vengeance, honor, and the consequences of past actions as characters navigate personal and familial bonds in a harsh, mythic landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: William Heinemann, 1907  aNorwegian drama -- Translations into English  aIbsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 -- Translations into English1 aArcher, William,d1856-192440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66186  c107008d107008