Word: monkhood
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...supposed father are continually running foul of each other. Eirick comes home from his wild-oats sowing, has a change of heart, wants to become a monk. Olav thinks that might be a good idea. But in a year Eirick is back again; he was not meant for monkhood. As Olav grows older and more dour, as his sister's marriage ripens into tragedy and the burdens of the family increase, Eirick shoulders them all, quits himself like a man. Once in a fit of rage he almost falls from grace, is about to murder Olav. But his sister intervenes...