![]() ![]() The main theme is indecision and futility of life, which Jensen saw as a negative trait of the Danish character. This is because Jensen believed that plot was less important than getting to the heart of the matter and giving the impression of a thing through key details and scenes. Even though it's only about 260 pages it felt like a 3-volume epic. For Jensen the history is a setting and the small details of the 16th century are illuminating. ![]() But really the novel is a mix of hard realism, and beautiful lyrical prose poetry - the two mix in a way that creates something greater than the parts. Show More technically historical fiction, set in the early 16th century during the violent upheavals of the wars of religion, centered around the 1520 Stockholm Bloodbath which was a very important event for the next 300 years of Danish history. Show More frem", " Hjemkomst paany", " Consumatum est", " Galejen", " Historiens Fælde", " Lucie", " Blodbadet", " Miserere", " Den lille Skæbne", " I Urskoven", " Kapslen", " Hjemfalden", " Den danske Død", " Kongen falder", " Skatten", " Inger", "Vinteren", " Atter Hjemkomst", " Den røde Hane", " Nederlaget", " Tiden", " Jakob og Ide", " Hjemløs", " Paa Sønderborg", " Carolus", " Ilden", " Vinterens Røst", " Grotte", " Spillemands Afsked". ![]()
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