The historical trilogy by the outstanding Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset—“Kristin, Daughter of Lavrans”—was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1929. This novel is not only a vivid historical canvas, not only an engaging family saga. It is a gripping story of love and loyalty, of passion and duty, and of the high price that sometimes must be paid for the fulfillment of desires. The novel is set in Norway in the first half of the fourteenth century.
“Crown” is the first book of the trilogy “Kristin, Daughter of Lavrans.”