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1500s: An old Norse saga, that takes us to fourteenth-century Greenland
The Greenlanders
What you need to know before your trail
The Greenlanders is the story of one family–proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarsson; his daughter Margret, whose willful independence leads her into passionate adultery and exile; and his son Gunnar, whose quest for knowledge is at the compelling center of this unforgettable book.
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Greenland
Set in the fourteenth century in Europe’s most far-flung outpost, a land of glittering fjords, blasting winds, sun-warmed meadows, and high, dark mountains.
Jane Smiley takes us into this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real but dear to us.
1700s, Greenland
It moved from Norse ruins to Danish colonization, marked by the founding of Nuuk (Godthåb) in 1728 by Hans Egede as the first town, with sites like the National Museum and Nuuk Cathedral becoming key cultural landmarks.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Greenlanders
Destination/location: Greenland Author/guide: Jane Smiley Departure Time: 1500s
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