Episode 1

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Gudrun, a young woman in 11th-century Iceland, must forge her path through a world of unearthly beauty yet uncompromising harshness. Starring Kate Phillips. Lucy Catherine’s re-telling of the Icelander classic, The Laxdoela Saga. Written in the 13th century, it tells of people in the Breiðafjörður area of Iceland from the late 9th to the early 11th century. It particularly focuses on a love triangle between Gudrun, Kjartan and Bolli. The Laxdæla saga remains popular and appreciated for its poetic beauty and pathetic sentiment. Since the saga has often been regarded as an unusually feminine saga, it has been speculated that it was composed by a woman. Gudrun . . . . . Kate Phillips Freija . . . . . Samantha Dakin Bolli . . . . . Gavi Singh Chera Kjartan . . . . . Luke MacGregor Thordis . . . . . Alison Belbin Osvif . . . . . John Dougall Thorvald . . . . . Nicholas Murchie Hallbjorn . . . . . Finlay Robertson Director: Sasha Yevtushenko First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.