The Legend of the Ice People (in Norwegian language

Norwegian language

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 Sagaen om Isfolket) is a 47-volume story of a family bloodline. The author of the series is Margit Sandemo

Margit Sandemo

Margit Sandemo is a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author. She has been the best-selling author in the Nordic Countries since the 1980s, when her novel series of 47 books, The Legend of the Ice People, was published...

. The novels are based in historical facts, mostly occurring in Scandinavia, but the fantastic is never far off. The series first began as a feuilleton

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 in the Norwegian

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 magazine Hjemmet

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. http://www.schibstedforlagene.no/romanserier/norske/arkiv/articles/artid372000.html The first volume was released 1982, and the series became one of the best-selling series of novels in Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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, with more than 25 million copies sold. The series has been published in at least Norwegian

Norwegian language

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, Swedish

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, Danish

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, Icelandic

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, Finnish

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, Polish

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, Russian

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, Hungarian

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 and most recently English

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.

The story begins in Trondheim

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, Norway

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 in 1581, with the story of Silje Arngrimsdotter, and how she comes into contact with the Ice People, a community of outcasts living in an isolated valley. From there on it follows the Ice People through the centuries, with members of the clan migrating from Norway to Denmark

Denmark

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 and Sweden

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. Other members of the clan wind up in or visit various corners of Europe and Asia over the course of the series.

The Ice People are cursed with a terrible forefather, Tengel the Evil, whose actions resulted in at least one cursed individual being born in every generation. The cursed individuals were born with magical and mystical abilities, but also the potential for bottomless evil. They have yellow eyes, malformed shoulder blades and Mongol features. Some cursed individuals fight their tendency for evil, whilst others embrace it.

Each book tells a separate story, very often the story of one or a few individuals of the clan. Quite often the protagonist of each book is a female, sometimes of the Ice People, but sometimes one who will marry into the clan. Many of the books also focus on the cursed individuals, their battle with their evil tendencies, and also how they utilise their powers, be it for good or evil.

Throughout the series, the cursed and their helpers steadily increase their efforts to rid the clan of the curse from Tengel the Evil. But the beastly forefather is not dead, he is merely sleeping, awaiting a special signal that will wake him up and allow him to take over the entire world with a reign of terror. Before this signal is played his decendants must find a way to defeat Tengel and rid themselves and the world of his curse. The end battle will require the birth of a very special individual as well as the help of some powerful mythological creatures.

Titles

	Swedish title	Norwegian title	Icelandic title	Translated title	English title	Hungarian title	Published	Pages	ISBN
1	Trollbunden	Trollbundet	Álagafjötrar	Spellbound	Spellbound	Varázslat	1982	255	ISBN 978-91-7710-150-5
2	Häxjakten	Heksejakten	Nornaveiðar	The Witch-hunt	Witch-hunt	Átkos örökség	1982	251	ISBN 978-91-7710-152-9
3	Avgrunden	Avgrunnen	Hyldýpið	The Precipice	Depths of Darkness	Örvényben	1982	254	ISBN 978-91-7710-154-3
4	Längtan	Lengsel	Vonin	Longing	Yearning	Vágyakozás	1982	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-156-7
5	Dödssynden	Dødssynden	Dauðasyndin	The Mortal Sin	Mortal Sin	Halálos bűn	1982	254	ISBN 978-91-7710-158-1
6	Det onda arvet	Den onde arven	Illur arfur	The Evil Legacy	Evil Inheritance	Nincs menekülés	1982	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-160-4
7	Spökslottet	Spøkelseslottet	Draugahöllin	The Ghost Castle		Kísértetkastély	1982	255	ISBN 978-91-7710-162-8
8	Bödelns dotter	Bøddelens datter	Dóttir böðulsins	The Executioner's Daughter		A pribék lánya	1982	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-164-2
9	Den ensamme	Den ensomme	Skuggi fortíðar	The Lonely One		A magányos lovag	1982	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-166-6
10	Vinterstorm	Vinterstorm	Vetrarhríð	Winter Storm		Hóvihar	1983	254	ISBN 978-91-7710-168-0
11	Blodshämnd	Blodhevn	Blóðhefnd	Blood Feud		Vérbosszú	1983	256	ISBN 978-91-7710-170-3
12	Feber i blodet	Feber i blodet	Ástarfuni	Fever in the Blood		Nyugtalan szív	1983	251	ISBN 978-91-7710-172-7
13	Satans fotspår	Satans fotspor	Fótspor Satans	Footprints of Satan		A sátán lábnyoma	1983	256	ISBN 978-91-7710-174-1
14	Den siste riddaren	Den siste ridder	Síðasti riddarinn	The Last Knight		Remény nélkül	1983	251	ISBN 978-91-7710-176-5
15	Vinden från öster	Vinden fra øst	Austanvindar	The Wind from the East		Keleti szél	1984	248	ISBN 978-91-7710-178-9
16	Galgdockan	Galgeblomsten	Gálgablómið	The Mandrake		A bitófa virága	1984	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-182-6
17	Dödens trädgård	Dødens have	Garður dauðans	The Garden of Death		A halál kertje	1984	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-182-6
18	Bakom fasaden	Bak fasaden	Gríman fellur	Behind the Facade		Maszkabál	1984	254	ISBN 978-91-7710-184-0
19	Drakens tänder	Dragens tenner	Tennur drekans	Dragon's Teeth		Sárkányfogvetemény	1984	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-186-4
20	Korpens vingar	Ravnens vinger	Hrafnsvængir	Wings of the Raven		Hollószárnyak suhogása	1985	256	ISBN 978-91-7710-188-8
21	Vargtimmen	Djevlekløften	Um óttubil	The Wolf Hour		Farkasok órája	1985	254	ISBN 978-91-7710-190-1
22	Demonen och jungfrun	Demonen og jomfruen	Jómfrúin og vætturin	The Demon and the Maiden		Démon és angyal	1985	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-190-1
23	Våroffer	Våroffer	Vorfórn	Spring Sacrifice		Áldozat	1985	251	ISBN 978-91-7710-192-5
24	Djupt i jorden	I jordens dyp	Í iðrum jarðar	Deep in the Ground		A mélyben	1985	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-090-4
25	Ängel med dolda horn	Engel med svarte vinger	Guðsbarn eða galdranorn	Angel with Hidden Horns		Álnok tündér	1985	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-092-8
26	Huset i Eldafjord	Huset i Eldafjord	Álagahúsið	The House in Eldafjord		Az eldafjordi ház	1986	255	ISBN 978-91-7710-108-6
27	Synden har lång svans	Skandalen	Hneykslið	Sin has a Long Tail		Skandalum	1986	254	ISBN 978-91-7710-725-5
28	Is och eld	Is og ild	Ís og eldur	Ice and Fire		Láng és jég	1986	256	ISBN 978-91-7710-112-3
29	Lucifers kärlek	Lucifers kjærlighet	Ástir Lúcífers	Lucifer's Love		Lucifer szerelme	1986	255	ISBN 978-91-7710-114-7
30	Människadjuret	Utysket	Ókindin	The Man-Beast		A dúvad	1986	251	ISBN 978-91-7710-116-1
31	Färjkarlen	Fergemannen	Ferjumaðurinn	The Ferryman		A révész	1987	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-118-5
32	Hunger	Hunger	Hungur	Hunger		Éhség	1987	254	ISBN 978-91-7710-131-4
33	Nattens demon	Nattens demon	Martröð	The Demon of the Night		Nem isten, nem ember	1987	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-133-8
34	Kvinnan på stranden	Kvinnen på stranden	Konan á ströndinni	The Woman on the Beach		A tengerparti lány	1987	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-135-2
35	Vandring i mörkret	Vandring i mørket	Myrkraverk	Wanderings in Darkness		Vándorlás a sötétben	1987	254	ISBN 978-91-7710-137-6
36	Trollmåne	Trollmåne	Galdratungl	Magic Moon		Holdvarázs	1987	250	ISBN 978-91-7710-139-0
37	Stad i skräck	Skrekkens by	Vágestur	A Town in Fear		A rettegő város	1987	251	ISBN 978-91-7710-141-3
38	Små män kastar långa skuggor	Skjulte spor	Í skugga stríðsins	Small Men Throw Long Shadows		Csigaház	1988	251	ISBN 978-91-7710-200-7
39	Rop av stumma röster	Rop av stumme røster	Raddirnar	Screams of Silent Voices		Hangtalan sikoly	1988	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-202-1
40	Fångad av tiden	Fanget av tiden	Fangi tímans	Imprisoned by Time		A múlt börtönében	1988	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-204-5
41	Demonernas fjäll	Demonenes fjell	Djöflafjallið	Demon Mountain		A démonok hegyén	1988	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-206-9
42	Lugnet före stormen	Stille før stormen	Úr launsátri	The Calm Before the Storm		Vihar előtti csend	1988	249	ISBN 978-91-7710-208-3
43	En glimt av ömhet	Et streif av ømhet	Í blíðu og stríðu	A Glimpse of Tenderness		A szeretet hatalma	1989	250	ISBN 978-91-7710-212-0
44	Den onda dagen	Den onde dagen	Skapadægur	The Evil Day		Baljós nap	1989	253	ISBN 978-91-7710-371-4
45	Legenden om Marco	Legenden om Marco	Böðullinn	The Legend of Marco		Marco legendája	1989	249	ISBN 978-91-7710-372-1
46	Det svarta vattnet	Det svarte vannet	Svarta vatnið	The Black Water		A fekete víz	1989	250	ISBN 978-91-7710-373-8
47	Är det någon därute?	Er det noen der ute?	Er einhver þarna úti?	Is There Anybody Out There?		Van valaki odakint?	1989	252	ISBN 978-91-7710-374-5