The Legend of the Ice People

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The Norwegian cover of the first title of The Legend of the Ice People.
The Norwegian cover of the first title of The Legend of the Ice People.

The Legend of the Ice People (in Swedish language Sagan om Isfolket) is a 47-volume story of a family bloodline. The author of the series is Margit Sandemo. The novels are based in historical facts, mostly occurring in Scandinavia, but the fantastic is never far off. The series first began as a feuilletonin the Norwegian magazine Hjemmet. [1] The first volume was released 1982, and the series became one of the best-selling series of novels in Scandinavia, with more than 20 million copies sold. The series has been published in at least Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Polish and Russian.

The story begins in Trondheim, Norway in 1581, with the story of Silje Arngrimsdotter, and how she comes into contact with Ice People, a community of people living in an isolated valley. From there on it follows Ice People through the centuries, with members of the clan migrating from Norway to Denmark and Sweden. Other members of the clan wind up in or visit various corners of Europe and Asia over the course of the series.

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 also yellow eyes, malformed shoulder blaves and Mongol features. Some cursed individuals fought their tendency to evil, whilst others embraced 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 Isfolket, 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.

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Swedish title Norwegian title Translated title Published Pages ISBN
1 Trollbunden Trollbundet Bewitched / Spellbound 1982 255 ISBN 978-91-7710-150-5
2 Häxjakten Heksejakten The Witch-hunt 1982 251 ISBN 978-91-7710-152-9
3 Avgrunden Avgrunnen The Precipice 1982 254 ISBN 978-91-7710-154-3
4 Längtan Lengsel Longing 1982 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-156-7
5 Dödssynden Dødssynden The Mortal Sin 1982 254 ISBN 978-91-7710-158-1
6 Det onda arvet Den onde arven The Evil Legacy 1982 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-160-4
7 Spökslottet Spøkelseslottet The Ghost Castle 1982 255 ISBN 978-91-7710-162-8
8 Bödelns dotter Bøddelens datter Daughter of the Executioner 1982 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-164-2
9 Den ensamme Den ensomme The Lonely One 1982 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-166-6
10 Vinterstorm Vinterstorm Winter Storm 1983 254 ISBN 978-91-7710-168-0
11 Blodshämnd Blodhevn Blood Feud 1983 256 ISBN 978-91-7710-170-3
12 Feber i blodet Feber i blodet Fever in the Blood 1983 251 ISBN 978-91-7710-172-7
13 Satans fotspår Satans fotspor The Footprints of Satan 1983 256 ISBN 978-91-7710-174-1
14 Den siste riddaren Den siste ridder The Last Knight 1983 251 ISBN 978-91-7710-176-5
15 Vinden från öster Vinden fra øst The Wind from the East 1984 248 ISBN 978-91-7710-178-9
16 Galgdockan Galgeblomsten A Dummy Hangs on the Gallows 1984 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-182-6
17 Dödens trädgård Dødens have The Garden of Death 1984 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-182-6
18 Bakom fasaden Bak fasaden Behind the Facade 1984 254 ISBN 978-91-7710-184-0
19 Drakens tänder Dragens tenner Teeth of the Dragon 1984 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-186-4
20 Korpens vingar Ravnens vinger Wings of the Raven 1985 256 ISBN 978-91-7710-188-8
21 Vargtimmen Djevlekløften The Moment of a Wolf 1985 254 ISBN 978-91-7710-190-1
22 Demonen och jungfrun Demonen og jomfruen The Demon and the Maiden 1985 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-190-1
23 Våroffer Våroffer Spring Sacrifice 1985 251 ISBN 978-91-7710-192-5
24 Djupt i jorden I jordens dyp Deep in the Ground 1985 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-090-4
25 Ängel med dolda horn Engel med svarte vinger Angel with Hidden Horns 1985 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-092-8
26 Huset i Eldafjord Huset i Eldafjord The House in Eldafjord 1986 255 ISBN 978-91-7710-108-6
27 Synden har lång svans Skandalen Sin has a Long Tail 1986 254 ISBN 978-91-7710-725-5
28 Is och eld Is og ild Ice and Fire 1986 256 ISBN 978-91-7710-112-3
29 Lucifers kärlek Lucifers kjærlighet The Love of Lucifer 1986 255 ISBN 978-91-7710-114-7
30 Människadjuret Utysket The Human Beast 1986 251 ISBN 978-91-7710-116-1
31 Färjkarlen Fergemannen The Ferryman 1987 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-118-5
32 Hunger Hunger Hunger 1987 254 ISBN 978-91-7710-131-4
33 Nattens demon Nattens demon The Demon of the Night 1987 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-133-8
34 Kvinnan på stranden Kvinnen på stranden The Woman on the Beach 1987 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-135-2
35 Vandring i mörkret Vandring i mørket Wanderings in Darkness 1987 254 ISBN 978-91-7710-137-6
36 Trollmåne Trollmåne Magical Moon 1987 250 ISBN 978-91-7710-139-0
37 Stad i skräck Skrekkens by A Town in Fear 1987 251 ISBN 978-91-7710-141-3
38 Små män kastar långa skuggor Skjulte spor Small Men Throw Long Shadows 1988 251 ISBN 978-91-7710-200-7
39 Rop av stumma röster Rop av stumme røster Screaming of Mute Voices 1988 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-202-1
40 Fångad av tiden Fanget av tiden Imprisoned by Time 1988 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-204-5
41 Demonernas fjäll Demonenes fjell The Mountain of Demons 1988 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-206-9
42 Lugnet före stormen Stille før stormen The Stillness Before the Storm 1988 249 ISBN 978-91-7710-208-3
43 En glimt av ömhet Et streif av ømhet A Tinge of Tenderness 1989 250 ISBN 978-91-7710-212-0
44 Den onda dagen Den onde dagen The Evil Day 1989 253 ISBN 978-91-7710-371-4
45 Legenden om Marco Legenden om Marco The Legend of Marco 1989 249 ISBN 978-91-7710-372-1
46 Det svarta vattnet Det svarte vannet The Black Water 1989 250 ISBN 978-91-7710-373-8
47 Är det någon därute? Er det noen der ute? Is There Somebody Out There? 1989 252 ISBN 978-91-7710-374-5


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