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Essay heading: Women In The Laxdaela Saga
 
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Jorunn is the wife of one of Unn's great-grandsons. Jorunn was a very wise woman but she also had a bad temper. Although Jorunn and Hoeskuldur had several children together their marriage was not a pleasant one. Their marriage is particularly in jeopardy when Hoeskuldur brings the female slave Melkorka home from the concubine...
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Jorunn is too proud for this and fights Melkorka until she moves to another farm. Melkorka turns out to be a special character. She first comes across as a dumb slave who attracts men and this seems to work because Hoeskuldur is willing to pay a triple price for her. Melkorka later impresses Hoeskuldur by telling him that she is the daughter of the king of Ireland...
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