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Radio 4,03 Oct 2017,15 mins

SeriesSeries 2

Episode 2

Gudrun

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Gudrun's rival in love, Hrefna, returns to Iceland with a band of missionaries and a plan to convert the country to Christianity. Her motives for returning to the land where her husband was murdered are far less clear cut. 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. Gudrun ...... Kate Phillips Freija ...... Samantha Dakin Bolli ...... Gavi Singh Chera Sigrid ...... Rosie Boore Hrefna ...... Kerry Gooderson Olaf ...... Philip Fox Refkel ...... David Sturzaker Director: Gemma Jenkins. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.

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