Adventure

Frey and his Wife

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  • 1917 first published
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Frey and his Wife is a 1917 adventure fiction novel by Maurice Henry Hewlett.

A free LibriVox audiobook (2 h 53 min) is available.

About Frey and his Wife

Frey and his Wife is a Nordic Saga, but written in a saga style by a 20th Century Englishman. It tells the tale of Gunnar, a Norwegian wrongly accused of murder who flees across the mountains to the pagan forests of Sweden. There he meets 'Frey' a Norse god, and a young woman who has become his wife. Animosity develops between Frey and Gunnar over the local ritual of human sacrifice which leads to an interesting outcome. The tale develops themes of religion, idolatry, and love, set in the time when Christianity was starting to displace pagan religion in Scandinavia. (Kevin Green)
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Who wrote Frey and his Wife?

Frey and his Wife was written by Maurice Henry Hewlett and first published in 1917.

What genre is Frey and his Wife?

It is usually shelved as Adventure.

Is there a free audiobook of Frey and his Wife?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 2 h 53 min.

What books are similar to Frey and his Wife?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Valley of Fear, Five Children and It and The Thirty-Nine Steps.

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