Pirkkalan pyhät pihlajat

Pirkkalan pyhät pihlajat
First edition
AuthorKaari Utrio
LanguageFinnish
SubjectMiddle Age, love
GenreHistorical fiction
PublisherTammi
Publication date
1976
Publication placeFinland
Media typePrint (hardback, pocket book), audiobook[1]
Pages306 pp
ISBN951-30-3877-7
OCLC3433451
LC ClassPH355.U76 P54
Followed byKarjalan kruunu 

Pirkkalan pyhät pihlajat (Finnish: The Holy Rowan Trees of Pirkkala) is a historical romance novel by the Finnish author Kaari Utrio, first published in 1976.[1][2]

The novel is divided into six parts. The first part sets the historical background from AD 800 to 1250 for the location of the holy rowan trees of Pirkkala. The other five parts each have their own first person narrator (Filippa, Aleidis Ragvaldintytär, Kaarle Kustaanpoika, Barbara Catillina and Tuomas Haukka, respectively). The parts are divided into chapters and concentrate on years AD 1280–1282 with flashbacks to earlier times.

The 2017 play Pirkkalan pihlajat, written by Olavi Horsma-aho and directed by Eriikka Magnusson [fi], is based on the novel.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Pirkkalan pyhät pihlajat". Finna [fi]. National Library of Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pirkkalan pyhät pihlajat". Kirjasampo [fi] (in Finnish). Helsinki City Library. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ Merikanto, Maija-Riitta (29 November 2017). "Hillin talo herää eloon". Pirkkalainen [fi]. p. 15. Retrieved 28 November 2021.



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