Lengsel
core novel 1982 The Legend of the Ice People
Record
| First published | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  NO |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (3,223 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 256 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9788251679619 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Nearly two decades later the story follows a new generation of the Ice People, as Tengel the Good grows old and the defence of the family's legacy passes to the young. Yrja Mattiasdotter, a poor farmer's daughter disfigured by illness, is mocked by everyone and called the Thistle, and she has a greater sorrow still: she is hopelessly in love with the rich and handsome Tarald, son of the baron Dag Meiden and Liv of the Ice People. Tarald has eyes only for his beautiful cousin Sunniva, and despite everyone's warnings the two nineteen-year-olds have a child together, though the evil inheritance makes any union between them fateful. Meanwhile Cecilie, the youngest of the four friends, travels to Denmark to care for King Christian IV's children and meets resistance along with her own romantic troubles.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Legend of the Ice People
- Series: The Legend of the Ice People core; position 4 of 47 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Margit Sandemo
Notes
- From the series record (The Legend of the Ice People): The original 47-volume saga (1982-1989) following the cursed Ice People clan across generations of Scandinavian history, marked by inherited supernatural gifts, a medallion-bound curse, and (in its later volumes) an underground kingdom where time itself runs differently. Two later continuations exist (a further ~35 volumes across two more parts, published years afterward) and are not yet catalogued here pending closer genre review.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Legend of the Ice People: position 4 of 47: previous Avgrunnen (1982) · next Dødssynden (1982)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Legend of the Ice People
- Jentas Books: The Legend of the Ice People
- Reader database series: Sagaen om Isfolket
- https://bogrummet.dk/boganmeldelser/sagaen-om-isfolket-4-arvingen-af-margit-sandemo/
- Onleihe library catalogue (Jentas English edition description)
- Bladkompaniet back-cover description (as reproduced on the book's record)
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