The Thrall's Tale

A tale set in Viking Greenland at the turn of the ninth century follows the intertwined lives of three women straddling the pagan past and Christian future, from the slave Katla, who anticipates the promise of a new land; to Bibrau, the daughter born to Katla after a brutal rape; to the prophetess Thorbjorg, who teaches Norse magic to Bibrau. A first novel. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.

Judith LindberghÂ's work has appeared in Archaeology magazine and in connection with the SmithsonianÂ's exhibition Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. The ThrallÂ's Tale is her first novel.