Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.07.2008, Síða 19

Energy for life through forces of nature
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Audun was a poor Icelandic young man from the Western Fjords.
He was lively and much appreciated.
Audun was adventurous and wished to get out
and have a look around in the world,
but he was in the service of a Norwegian man, Tore, who spent the winter in Iceland.
He worked for Tore all that winter, and in payment he was going to be allowed to go away with him on his ship.
Now that spring had come, and the ice was breaking, the ships were equipped and made ready in all harbours.
Everybody wanted to get out to find… wealth, adventure, new land!
Audun hopes to return home from his travels after three years.
Tore and Audun heads for Greenland and there Audun byes a domesticated polar bear.
He has an idea to give it to King Svein of Denmark.
On his way to Svein he meets King Harold of Norway, Sveins worst enemy.
But in spite of that, with his courage and conviction he makes Harold to give him permission to go to Svein with the bear.
King Svein is grateful and gives Audun money to go to Rome. At King Sveins Audun gets both friends and enemies!
On the way back from Rome Audun becomes ill and nearly dies, but manage to get back to Denmark.
But King Svein doesn’t recognise him anymore.
What shall he do? He has done everything he promised.
Everything he wanted to do.
Will he be able to come back to Iceland? Will he survive? Is this how he was supposed to live the rest of his life as a beggar?
The Tale of Audun: A company of four actors plays all the characters from Greenland in the west to Rome
in the south in this Viking age ”road saga” from 10 century!
Dinner Show
18.30-19.30
in the Viking Village juli 6th - august 6th
Price 3.500 is kr
www.vikingvillage.is
Tel.: 565-1213
Vikingfeast every night from 20:00