Gudrid the Wanderer in Story and Song
A First-person living history program in song and saga about Gudrid the Wanderer, the first Viking woman to reach the New World. Where was Leif Ericsson’s fabled Vinland?What did the New World look like to the explorers of a thousand years ago? Relive the saga of Gudrid Thorbjørnsdottír, sister-in law of Leif Eiriksson, wife of Icelandic merchant Thorfinn Karlsefni, and colonist of Vinland theGood. This enthralling retelling of traditional Icelandic saga in song skilfully interweaves Icelandic sagas with medieval
poetry and Scandinavian music in the oral tradition. Celebrate the second millennium of adventurous women with a uniquely North American perspective on Norse exploration of the New World. Lynn Noel has a voice of striking clarity and power, enthralling stage presence, and a captivating storyteller’s style that brings history to life.