In the case of Ulv and Helga Arna proved herself to be vengeful, that is true - but in this she is by no means not out of the ordinary in her society. It was the way she was raised to be, and it was her duty - the women of any clan were obliged to consider themselves responsible for protecting their clan and in egging the menfolk on to fight whenever clan honor demanded it. The Icelandic clan sagas that I base much of my story on are filled to overflowing with women who *really* are out for vengeance. It was their culture and their time. Timid people got run over by tougher ones....
So what Arna will do now, when it is someone close to her who has wronged her, someone whose honor she's charged to uphold, - that remains to be seen. But I do not see her as a witch, merely as a woman who married with high hopes after having waited and longed for a long time for her man, and who just watched her hopes come crashing down around her ears, a woman whose marriage proved based on a lie that wasn't of her own making. The next chapters may shed further light on Arna's thoughts about what she just witnessed, and what she intends to do.
Thank you for reading and commenting so thoroughly, gr, I really do enjoy pondering your comments and replying to them.
So what Arna will do now, when it is someone close to her who has wronged her, someone whose honor she's charged to uphold, - that remains to be seen. But I do not see her as a witch, merely as a woman who married with high hopes after having waited and longed for a long time for her man, and who just watched her hopes come crashing down around her ears, a woman whose marriage proved based on a lie that wasn't of her own making. The next chapters may shed further light on Arna's thoughts about what she just witnessed, and what she intends to do.
Thank you for reading and commenting so thoroughly, gr, I really do enjoy pondering your comments and replying to them.
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