August 12 at 6pm -Discussion of Njal’s Saga lead by Claudia Pétursson – Oak Room of Hjemkomst Center – Free
Claudia Pétursson will head a discussion of Njal’s Saga. The saga takes place in the Rangárþing region of Iceland. It tells the story about good friends Gunnar of Hlíðarendi and Njáll of Bergþórshvoll. Gunnar’s enemies end up killing him, and Njál and his wife and sons are burned to death in their home. It is a story about a battle, power struggle, passionate love, and deceit.
This event is funded in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation; The Arts Partnership with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo; the Alex Stern Family Foundation, the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation, the F-M Icelandic Klub, and Maureen Kelly Jonason.
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