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It is the story of the Viking Rollo who came to France to sack Paris and ended up becoming the first Duke of Normandy. It is a tale of love and war and sacrifice and a family whose curse finally ends in triumph.

The descendants of Kaleva, the ancient giant, still rule old Kvenland but events are about to happen that will change the family dynamic, sending the sons of Thorri Snaersson on a mission of rescue for one of their own. As they scour the mainland and the islands surrounding Norway and Denmark as far as Orkney, they will conquer all the towns and villages in their path. The search ends with a surprise and a compromise with unexpected rewards and unspeakable tragedies. J.A. takes the dry narrative of the ancient sagas and brings it to life, one unforgettable character at a time.

The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. The Kalevala was instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the sense of nationality that led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. Beginning with the traditional Finnish creation myth, the Kalevala branches out into stories of the creation of the earth, plants, creatures, and the sky. There are many stories of, romance, kidnapping, seduction, and magical spell casting and singing.

Début octobre, dans la banlieue de Copenhague, la police découvre le cadavre d'une femme amputée d'une main. À côté du corps, un petit bonhomme fabriqué à partir de marrons et d'allumettes. Chargés de l'enquête, la jeune inspectrice Naia Thulin et l'inspecteur Mark Hess découvrent vite que cette figurine est porteuse de mystérieuses empreintes : celles de la fille de Rosa Hartung, ministre des Affaires sociales, enlevée un an plus tôt et présumée morte.

Aquest audiollibre té els contes: “El rossinyol”, “L´aneguet lleig”, “El papalló”, “El cargol i el roser”, “El soldadet de plom”, “La princesa de bo de bo”, “EL vestit nou de l´emperador”, “La doncella de la mar”, “Les cigonyes”, “La vendoreta de mistos”, “Historia d´una mare”.

Quelques jours avant Noël, en Norvège, dans une ferme délabrée de Trondheim, la tyrannique Anna Neshov se meurt. Ses trois fils, leur père, ombre fantomatique et Torunn, l'unique petite-fille, se retrouvent alors pour la première fois pour une confrontation explosive où éclateront les drames secrets dont sont tissées leurs vies... La voix grave et douce de Ludmila Ruoso transcrit avec justesse le poids des secrets qui habitent le premier volet de cette saga familiale.

Après une vie mouvementée, Tormod Neshov, le patriarche de la famille, coule enfin des jours paisibles dans sa maison de retraite. Plus rien ne l'empêche désormais de baigner dans les souvenirs de son premier amour, un jeune soldat allemand, une histoire qu'il a dû nier toute sa vie et que pourtant il n'a jamais oubliée. Pour rien au monde, il ne souhaite quitter cet établissement, que ce soit pour se rendre à l'hôpital après une chute, ou à la ferme où règne dorénavant sa petite fille Torunn. Elle ne lâche rien pour remettre l'exploitation en état, tout en s'investissant dans l'entreprise de pompes funèbres de son oncle Margido.

Often considered to be Ibsen's most popular play in his lifetime, The League of Youth caused fighting in the streets, with conservatives claiming it was an attack on their party and liberals claiming it was an attack on theirs! A thought-provoking comedy that's sure to feel shockingly familiar. Unusually for Ibsen, this play has a lot of humour and a more-or-less happy ending.

When the oil and gas ran out, civilization collapsed. Now, centuries later, mankind is once again beginning to discover the secrets of the past...starting with clockwork.

In Inadvertent, internationally best-selling author Karl Ove Knausgaard reveals his beginnings as a writer and his literary influences, as well as his creative development and his struggles. But this audiobook is more than a window into the writer's frame of mind. It's also a glimmering meditation on literature and creativity - on its limitations and its freedoms.

I 2014 udkom for første gang de 40 islandske sagaer nyoversat til dansk i et fembinds pragtværk på Saga Forlag, "Islændingesagaerne: Samtlige sagaer og niogfyrre totter". Nu udgiver Gyldendal efter aftale med Saga Forlag et udvalg af de nyoversatte sagaer i en serie moderne og prisvenlige bøger. Hvert bind er forsynet med forord, kort og register. Islændingesagaerne er uden sidestykke i verdenslitteraturen og spiller en vigtig rolle som kilde til de gamle nordboers historie.

When a woman's body turns up in a lake - a bullet to the back of her head - Violent Crime Unit commander Maria Kallio, freshly back from maternity leave, is fast to get on the case. The victim is ID'd as Annukka Hackman, wife of a prominent publisher and author of an upcoming unauthorized tell-all book on Sasha Smeds, Finland's celebrated racing rally driver. Almost as soon as the inquiry starts, it goes off the rails, as those connected to Annukka - and to Smeds - seem to have more secrets than they have alibis.

Noora Nieminen was destined to become a world champion. But when the sixteen-year-old skating sensation is found slain with her own skates, her promising career is unexpectedly cut short. Detective Maria Kallio is seven months pregnant, but that isn't going to stop her from putting everything she has into solving the murder. With a promotion on the line and her arrogant adversary, Pertti Ström, vying for the new job, Maria is determined to make an arrest.

Detta är den 3: dje och avslutande delen av trilogin Kriminalkommissarie Leah Quiller skipar rättvisa två gånger, Uppgörelsen. Leah Quiller har vid ett flertal tillfällen varit hemma på sitt gods på Österlen, där hon alltid är känd under sitt rätta namn, grevinnan Caroline von Steinberg, och för varje gång får hon en allt större längtan att återta sin rätta identitet. Men hon är också väl medveten om att för att återfå friheten måste hon hitta mannen som både våldtog och misshandlade henne brutalt och lämnade henne att dö i ett dike.

Den 2 delen av tre. Gärningen. I över ett decennium har kriminalkommissarie Leah Quiller försökt att skapa sig ett tryggt liv efter den våldsamma våldtäkten som nästan ändade hennes liv. Samtidigt arbetar hon och åklagare Jeanette på den nya sexbrottsroteln i Göteborg för att få till åtal och att sätta så många våldtäktsmän i fängelse som det bara är möjligt, och i vissa fall tvekar inte Leah att skipa rättvisa två gånger i sin privata rättssal.

Die Märchen von Hans-Christian Andersen gehören jedem Kleinkind vor dem Schlafengehen vorgelesen. Sie sind amüsant, lehrreich und regen die Fantasie an - natürlich nicht nur von Kindern - ein Spaß für Klein und Groß in Form von zwei Märchen lässt sich hier erleben: "Die kleine Seejungfrau", "Des Kaisers neue Kleider".

The Kalevala provides a compelling insight into the myths and folklore of Finland. Compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century, this impressive volume follows a tradition of oral storytelling that goes back some 2000 years, and it is often compared to such epic poems as Homer's Odyssey. However, The Kalevala has little in common with the culture of its Nordic neighbors: It is primarily poetic, it is mythical rather than historic, and its heroes solve their problems with magic more often than violence.

Zeit seines Lebens war es Hans Christian Andersen ein großer Dorn im Auge, in seiner Heimat Dänemark weit weniger beliebt zu sein als in Deutschland...

A grievously mutilated young woman arrives at the hospital in Espoo, Finland - only to vanish without a trace. Though the victim refused to identify herself, Violent Crimes Unit Commander Maria Kallio suspects she's connected to the city's sex-worker underworld. The next day her suspicions grow when celebrity call girl Lulu Nightingale is murdered during a live television broadcast. The victim's clients included some of the top names in Finnish society, but the list of suspects is longer: her infatuated bodyguard, a suicidal TV producer, and a talk-show host with political aspirations.

Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased general, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of middle-class tedium stretching ahead when they return from their honeymoon. Increasingly she is drawn into the clutches of her admirer, Judge Brack, who seeks to establish a ménage à trois. Then the brilliant but dissolute Eilert Lovborg, a former flame, arrives to rival her husband for an academic post.