She was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, on May 20, 1882. An ardent patriot and anti-Nazi, Undset housed refugees during World War II, was a strong voice of opposition to Nazi aggression, and lost one of her sons to the war after the Nazis landed in Norway in 1940. Her childhood exposure to history, and later meticulous research, made possible the powerful Middle Ages settings in which her most lauded works often found expression. Although probably most well known for her Kristin Lavransdatter, published in 1920–22, Undset spent decades writing and exploring questions of morality, loyalty, sexuality, and spirituality with particular focus on the relationship between wife and husband. This award was followed by the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav in 1945, which was presented as much for her patriotic activities as for her writing.
Sigrid Undset, whose work was termed "an Iliad of the North," was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Martha Oulie (1907) The Happy Age (1908) Gunnar's Daughter (1909) Jenny (1911) Four Stories (1912) Spring (1914) Tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1914) The Wise Virgins (1918) "A Woman's Point of View" and "Postscript to the Fourth Commandment" (1919) Kristin Lavransdatter (1920–22) "Saint Hallvard's Life, Death and Miracles" and Olav Audunsson in Hestviken (1925) Olav Audunsson and His Children (1927) Stages on the Road and The Wild Orchid (1929) The Burning Bush, "Saint Olav, Norway's King" and "Sigurd and His Brave Companions" (1931) Ida Elisabeth, and "Christmas and Twelfth Night" (1932) The Longest Years and Saga of Saints (1934) "Progress, Race, Religion" (1935) The Faithful Wife (1936) Men, Women and Places (1938) Madame Dorthea (1939) Happy Times in Norway and Return to the Future (1942) Articles and Tales from Wartime (1952) Catherine of Siena (1954). 1919).Ĭonverted to Catholicism (1924) received the Nobel Prize for Literature (1928) and the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1945). Born in Kalundborg, Denmark, on died at the hospital of Lillehammer on Jdaughter of Ingwald Undset (a distinguished archaeologist) and (Anna) Charlotte (Gyth) Undset married Anders Castus Svarstad (a painter), in 1913 (marriage annulled) children: son Anders (b. Norwegian writer of novels, short stories and essays who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928 and honored by her country with the Norwegian Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav in 1945.
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