The Son Avenger (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sigrid Undset
- First Published: 1927
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Fourteenth century
- Setting: Norway
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children, Murder or homicide, Marriage, Guilt, Fathers, Robbery or robbers, Inheritance or succession, Outlaws, Middle Ages, Fourteenth century, Norway or Norwegians
- Locales: Norway
Characters Discussed
Olav Audunsson, the master of Hestviken. Accumulating family tragedies seem to him part of the retribution for his great unconfessed crime. He suffers a stroke that makes it impossible for him to confess, despite his great and constant remorse. At last, he dies.
Cecilia Olavsdatter, the daughter of Olav and Ingunn. She makes an unhappy marriage to a wastrel who becomes a thief. After he is killed, she marries the man who was her first choice.
Eirik, the illegitimate son of Ingunn, whom Olav has accepted as his heir. Feelings of guilt after the...
[The entire page is 517 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
