A Medieval Epic written in the 1920's about a Norwegian girl in the 14th century. This book was written by Sigrid Undset, who won a Nobel Prize in Literature for her efforts in this trilogy. This book follows the beautiful Kristin Lavransdatter from the tender age of seven to her death, at about 50 of the Black Plague.

The trilogy was originally published in Norwegian, and has been translated into English several times. The trilogy is as follows, with the original Norwegian titles in parentheses:

The Wreath (Kransen)

The Wife (Husfrue)

The Cross (Korset)

Here is a synopsis of each book:

The Wreath:
We meet Kristin at age seven, along with her father, Lavrans Bjørgulfsson (also referred to as Lavrans Langmandsson), her mother, Ragnfrid Ivarsdatter, and soon enough, her sisters, Ulvhild and Ramborg Lavransdatter. When Kristin comes of age (around 13-15), her father makes negotiations with the Darre family to betroth Kristin to Simon Darre (also referred to as Simon Andresson), who is several years (and by several I mean he is in his twenties) older than her. During the negotiations, Kristin falls in love with the dashing, handsome and impetuous knight Erlend Nikulausson, who seems to be constitutionally unable to avoid scand...