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This is a loose retelling of Freydís Eiríksdóttir from the perspective of a thrall, Hekja. The novel opens by introducing Hekja in the place she was born & grew up. Of her family & community until the day Vikings came to raid and she was taken as a thrall. Luckily, she found herself to be a thrall of Freydís who saw in Hekha a kindred spirit; why can't women do as men do?! They both long to be free to do as their hearts wish. The rest of the novel picks bits and pieces from both sagas of Freydís
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Aug 30, 2009
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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