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Gunhild Haugnes

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Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery

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Gunhild is a native Norwegian who takes her name from two valkyries, Gun and Hild, goddesses of war in Norse mythology.
She fights for what she believes in, but she herself feels more like the goddess Saga – a saga-writer or female Bard.
Gunhild has worked in journalism and as a disseminator of research for many years, but in 2013 she achieved her lifelong dream when she published her first novel in Norwegian, ‘Døtre av Norge’, the story of generations of women from one family over a hundred years, told against the background of the battle for female emancipation and equality.

She is currently working on a series of independent novels collectively designated ‘Daughters of Freya’, after the greatest Norse goddess of all.
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	Freydis (Daughters of Freya Book 1) 3.74 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thoron (Daughters of Freya Book 2) by Gunhild Haugnes (Goodreads Author), Linn Tesli (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Sølvi Jacobsen (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thoron - Jenta fra den grønne øya (Frøyas Døtre, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Døtre av Norge 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gunhild Haugnes and 1 other person liked Rach's review of Thoron (Daughters of Freya, #2): "Thoron is the daughter of the king of Norway and Kanga the young. Her mother dies shortly after giving birth to her and is raised by her grandmother in Ireland. Eventually her grandmother Kanga feels like her time is coming to an end and sends Thoron" Read more of this review »
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Gunhild Haugnes liked Kay Mcleer's review of Thoron (Daughters of Freya, #2): "this was a great read with amazing characters. I really liked that even though it's the second book it still had what I wanted and more from the author. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review." Read more of this review »
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Gunhild Haugnes liked Space Cowgirl's review of Thoron (Daughters of Freya Book 2): "The King's👑 Daughter ADULT 13th Century Historical Norse🐺💪🔪⛵ Romance💕 and Adventure 🔪. I didn't read the first book, so am starting with the abduction of the pagan Kanga💃💋 from Ireland as a young woman. She was taken to Norway, where she had a daughter" Read more of this review »
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Gunhild Haugnes answered Goodreads's question: What are you currently working on? Right now I am working on a series of independent novels about strong women in history, who have been named Daughters of Freya. The first is about the Viking woman Freydis Eiriksdatter who lived in Greenland around 1000 years ago and who sailed to Vi See Full Answer
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