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title: Gudrun & Ghost, Laxdale Saga
author: Andreas Bloch (1860-1917)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9692/gudrun--ghost-laxdale-saga/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-12-12
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# Gudrun & Ghost, Laxdale Saga

_Authored by Andreas Bloch (1860-1917)_

## Image File

[![Gudrun & Ghost, Laxdale Saga](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9692.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9692.jpg)

## Image Caption

A scene from the 13th-century Icelandic *Laxdæla [Saga](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saga/)* (anglicised as Laxdale Saga), which is set in the [Viking Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/29/the-viking-age/) (c. 790-1100). Illustration from *"Vore fædres liv" : karakterer og skildringer fra sagatiden*, collected and published by Nordahl Rolfsen, translated by Gerhard Gran., Kristiania: Stenersen, 1898.

Here, we see one of the saga's main characters, Guðrún, meeting a [ghost](https://www.worldhistory.org/ghost/):

> That same evening that Thorkell and his followers were drowned, it happened at Holyfell that Gudrun went to the church, when other people had gone to bed, and when she stepped into the lichgate she saw a ghost standing before her. 
> He bowed over her and said, "Great tidings, Gudrun." 
> She said, "Hold then your peace about them, wretch."
> (Laxdæla Saga, ch. 76)

## Cite This Work

### APA
(1860-1917), A. B. (2018, December 07). Gudrun & Ghost, Laxdale Saga. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9692/gudrun--ghost-laxdale-saga/>
### Chicago
(1860-1917), Andreas Bloch. "Gudrun & Ghost, Laxdale Saga." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 07, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9692/gudrun--ghost-laxdale-saga/>.
### MLA
(1860-1917), Andreas Bloch. "Gudrun & Ghost, Laxdale Saga." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9692/gudrun--ghost-laxdale-saga/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laxd%C3%A6la_saga_-_Gu%C3%B0r%C3%BAn_met_the_ghost.jpg) by [**Andreas Bloch (1860-1917)**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laxd%C3%A6la_saga_-_Gu%C3%B0r%C3%BAn_met_the_ghost.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 07 December 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.