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The Burial Mound

by Henrik Ibsen

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Last updated: 2022/11/18 at 12:24 AM
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1. Story Summary2. Characters
The Burial Mound by Henrik Ibsen

The Burial Mound by Henrik Ibsen

Author: Henrik Ibsen

Published: 1850

Genre: Historical

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The Burial Mound (Kaempehojen), also known as The Warrior’s Barrow, is a verse play in one act by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The Burial Mound is his second work, published in 1850 under his pseudonym Brynjolf Bjarme and first performed that same year at the Christiania Theater. The play was the first of Ibsen’s works to be performed. In 1854, Ibsen wrote a new version of the play for the Det Norske Theater, Bergen. 

1. Story Summary

The Burial Mound is set on a small island off the coast of Sicily shortly before the introduction of Christianity into Norway. Blanka, a beautiful young woman, lives with her foster father, Roderick. The two are the only inhabitants left after a band of robbers plundered the island three years ago. 

A Norwegian sea-king, Gandalf, arrives on the island to avenge his fallen father and meets Blanka. He is shocked when she tells him that she prays for the souls of her enemies – the robbers who devastated her homeland. Blanka explains that her Christian faith commands her to do so. Gandalf is aware that the robbers Blanka refers to were Vikings, and his father was among them. 

When Gandalf’s men capture Roderick, he reveals his true identity as Gandalf’s father and how Blanka’s faith moved him. His admission frees the Vikings at last from their brutal life of plunder and revenge; Gandalf, accompanied by Blanka, sails home to live the rest of his days in peace. 

2. Characters

  • Roderick – An old recluse
  • Blanka – His foster daughter 
  • Gandalf – A sea-king from Norway
  • Asgaut – An old Viking
  • Hrolloug and Jostejn – Two Vikings
  • Several Vikings
  • Hemming – A young scald in Gandalf’s service
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