NY FORESTILLING 2025 / 26

'Gullrun's Saga'

en moderne saga om en ung vikinge kvinde

Varighed 1 1/2 time

MÅLGRUPPE: Voksne

PRODUCERET AF: Svend Erik Engh

MEDVIRKENDE: Fortæller Svend-Erik Engh, musiker Neil Sutcliffe

TURNE: 2025/26

Vi tilbyder forestillingen på dansk og engelsk

BOOKING: svend.erik.engh@gmail.com

Gullrun var femten år gammel, da hendes far Torleif den Grimme tvunget af den nye mægtige Jarl konge nede i Trondheim pludselig besluttede sig for at hun skulle giftes med Svein Bergman, en dum bjergbonde. Hendes invalide mor hjalp hende med at bygge en båd, så hun kunne stikke af fra et dødsdømt ægteskabet med Svein og et Norge, hvor der ikke var plads til frie mennesker.

Pris

1 1/2 times forestilling med historiefortælling og musik

12000,- kr. inkl. moms ex. transport i Danmark.

‘Gullrun’s Saga – She Built a Boat’ is an original story created by Danish storyteller Svend-Erik Engh in collaboration with musician Neil Sutcliffe from Scotland.

Neil is going to sing a Scottsih ballad he had composed and created the lyrics to. It will start and end the show. 

We are creating a new saga, a saga about a young woman from the landscapes around Steinkjer in Norway.

We call our saga ‘Gullrun’s Saga – She Built a Boat’ and we will bring this original tale to life through storytelling, singing and music, blending traditional and original pieces. 

The story

In 980 AD, a young woman named Gullrun with golden hair decided to leave the newly formed Norway and sail to Iceland. Her father wanted her to marry Svein Bergman, a mountain boy, but Gullrun, a sea girl at heart, found no connection with him. Their engagement party only highlighted their differences. 

Determined to forge her own path, Gullrun, set her sights on Iceland, the land of the sagas. There was only one obstacle: she needed a boat!  With her crippled mother’s unwavering support, they enlisted the help of skilled boat builders from the village. Together, they spent the entire winter building a boat and weaving a sail.

We will perform a Work in Progress at Scottish Storytelling Festival 2024, 31st October 2pm The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland.  

Hilmarfestivalen, Steinkjer, Norway 8th November