The trilogy exceeds a thousand pages, which might be too lengthy for some readers in which case I recommend Part 3 alone. In Kristin’s own words: “…they who have loved one another with the fieriest desire come in the end to be as two vipers biting each other’s tails.” After her husband’s demise, Kristin joins a convent.Īlthough the entire work is engrossing, it is Part 3, “The Cross”, which has always stood out for me. Her marriage to Erlend is both impassioned and injurious. Though a devout Catholic, the protagonist sometimes goes astray especially when she meets Erlend, a man with considerable baggage whom she marries against her parents’ wishes. The setting is medieval Norway, which the author portrayed with detailed realism and great beauty, and the story concerns Kristin’s life from childhood to old age. The whole of this work is known as “Kristin Lavransdatter”. Part 1 is called “The Bridal Wreath”, and was published in 1923 Part 2, “The Mistress of Husaby”, was published in 1925 and Part 3, “The Cross”, in 1927. Sigrid Undset’s masterpiece is actually a trilogy.
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