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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2015 | Young Adult
Gr 10 Up—Gudrid is the daughter of an Icelandic chieftain, and she has been promised in marriage to Leif Eiriksson—but she wants to marry Einar because "he's young and rich and handsome and he owns a ship." She and Einar elope to Greenland. Gudrid has an adventurous spirit and sets her sights on settling eventually in Wine Land, that is, North America. But before she makes it that far, she is shipwrecked, widowed, and remarried, survives an epidemic that kills her second husband, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on June 1, 2015
The daughter of a Viking chieftain, Gudrid has been betrothed since birth to the son of Eirik the Red, but she much prefers handsome Einar, so an arranged “kidnapping” makes her his bride. Then a shipwreck and a hard winter leave her a widow, and she is forced to consider Leif, the man to whom she was originally promised. Quick maneuvering secures her marriage to Leif’s younger, kinder brother, Stein, instead, but Gudrid’s run of bad luck is not over, and Stei...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Gudrid has been betrothed since birth to Leif Eiriksson, but she marries handsome Einar instead. She's subsequently widowed, remarries, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More