The early 1900s caption reads: "Gunnhild's messengers came to Thorstein." The historical Gunnhild was the wife of Eric Bloodaxe, King of Norway from 930 to 934 AD. She appears in the Icelandic Sagas. She lived during a time of great change and upheaval in Norway. Her father-in-law was Harald Fairhair. Thorstein the Red or Thorstein Olafsson was a viking chieftain who flourished in late ninth-century Scotland. This illustration by Gordon Browne dates to 1913.

The early 1900s caption reads: "Gunnhild's messengers came to Thorstein." The historical Gunnhild was the wife of Eric Bloodaxe, King of Norway from 930 to 934 AD. She appears in the Icelandic Sagas. She lived during a time of great change and upheaval in Norway. Her father-in-law was Harald Fairhair. Thorstein the Red or Thorstein Olafsson was a viking chieftain who flourished in late ninth-century Scotland. This illustration by Gordon Browne dates to 1913. Stock Photo
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Ivy Close Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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5235 x 3600 px | 44.3 x 30.5 cm | 17.5 x 12 inches | 300dpi

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17 October 2022

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