![]() I wish to thank my parents, Kristín Björnsdóttir and Friðrik Márīaldursson, and my friends and colleagues, Guðrún Ingólfsdóttir, Helen Brookman, Merrill Kaplan,ĭale Kedwards, Emily Lethbridge, Lukas Rösli and Æsa Sigurjónsdóttir, who, during the course of writing Over lunch when I was working in the British Library, and to both of them for their embracing hospitality over the years andĮspecially in the summer of 2018. I am also enormously grateful to John Davis, who frequently kept me cheerful company I am indebted to her for this and for her never-ending supply When I told her that I was thinkingĪbout writing a book about Viking women, she immediately suggested structuring it along the life cycle and starting with Darraðarljóð. Most instrumental to this project is Carolyne Larrington, my longtime mentor and friend. Lovingly supporting me, academically and otherwise, while I was researching and writing the book. I wish to begin by thanking him with all my heart for his encouragement through the years, and for patiently, generously and ![]() Prodding for me to come round to the idea, but he was – of course – right, that I would hugely enjoy this project. Had been suggesting to me for a couple of years that I should write a book about Viking women. ![]() When I started working on this book in the autumn of 2017, my husband, Anders Winroth, ![]()
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