THE SORROW STONE

Kari Gislason

An interesting modern retelling of an Icelandic saga set in medieval Norway and Iceland.  C. 1,000.

A woman tells of her family’s flight from Norway. 

20 days of rowing to Iceland where she rebuilt her life, married and started afresh with a son Sindri.  These were farming communities with strong relationships whereby brothers were enabled by custom to kill. Legitimate honour killings really which were to be reported to authorities and if this was not done the death was considered murder.