Escape from the evil prophecy (1973)

by Lee Kingman

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A brother and sister in eleventh-century Iceland try to escape the prophecy of a sorceress.

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Good research into details of Icelandic life in the 11th century and a plot with action and interest. I probably would have kept the book if it had not been missing two pages, one of which may have explained why the 12 year old male protagonist experienced a sudden and profound change of character close to the end of the story. (

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'But the presence of Odin-worshipping, witchlike Elfreya (strangely, an Irishwoman in contrast to the newly Christianized Icelanders) and of Orm, her infantile, paralytic son (supposedly destined to become a king once the curse of idiocy is lifted) set in motion properly icy and eery vibrations.'
[note: the review has many spoilers]

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lee Kingman	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Cuffari, Richard	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee – 1974-1975)

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1973

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Ketil Gunnarsson of Borg

Thordis Gunnarsdottir of Borg (Ketil's older sister)

Kol (younger brother of Gunnar the One-Armed and uncle to Thordis & Ketil)

Helga Lambasdottir (widowed eldest sister of Gunnar, her 3 sons dead, Ketil her only joy)

Gunnar the One-Armed (famed, well off, widowed)

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Borgarfjord, Iceland

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KETIL, SON OF GUNNAR THE ONE-ARMED who lived at Borg by the Borgarfjord in the Southwest of Iceland, sat on his horse, looking down on the plain of Thingvellir.

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