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  • Gudrun: Series 1-4

  • A Viking Epic Inspired by the Icelandic Sagas
  • By: Lucy Catherine
  • Narrated by: full cast, Kate Phillips
  • Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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Gudrun: Series 1-4

By: Lucy Catherine
Narrated by: full cast, Kate Phillips
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An 11th-century Viking epic of love, revenge and faith, set in Iceland and starring the original Nordic Noir heroine, Gudrun.

As a young woman growing up in 11th-century Iceland, Gudrun must forge her path through a world of unearthly beauty yet uncompromising harshness. The tale begins in her youth, with her childhood friends Kjartan and Bolli - but the love the two boys have for Gudrun causes a deathly enmity between them that leaves her reeling.

Suspicious of how power and ambition are wielded by men, Gudrun is left feeling increasingly isolated. She longs for the freedom to live her life according to her own rules, beholden to no-one. This epic saga takes her on a journey away from her beloved homeland, risking everything to save her daughter.

An avenging angel forged from violence, Gudrun has all the complexity, vulnerability and single-mindedness of her successors, Lisbeth Salander and Saga Noren. In the ruthless world she inhabits, her steely determination and willingness to manipulate others in the manner of Borgen's Birgitte Nyborg is what keeps her alive.

Gudrun is based on the famous Icelanders' saga known as The Laxdoela Saga. Written in the 13th century, it tells of people in the Breiðafjörður area of Iceland from the late 9th century to the early 11th century.

Starring Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders, War and Peace) as Gudrun.

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko (series 1) and Gemma Jenkins (series 2-4).

©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Enchanting

Seamless blend of third-person narration and first-person drama. Well written and beautifully performed with a perfect touch of added scenic audio and musical accompaniment. Overall a lovely way to connect with Gudrun’s story. I look forward to listening to the next chapters.

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Good but feminism much?

Love the Vikings, love the performance and the full cast was great. The overall story was good but seemed like a lot of a woman who hated her father and then she kills every single man she ever has loved just set in the Viking age . Then the story just stops. Like this review.

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Marvelous in every sense!

I never thought that a Norse-Icelandic audio book would ever capture my attention as Gudrun did. I never really liked fantasy, folk tales or viking stories but this narration absolutely changed my mind. The story, characters, voices, sound effects and even the music is outstanding.
I truly recommend it! Give it a try and you won't be disappointed!

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Fun storyline that somewhat follows Icelandic Saga

The only complaint is very poor editing and repeated chapters within the next volume, errors made in production process.

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