Visiting the Burial Rites Locations in Iceland
Before moving to Iceland, my partner and I were keen to read lots of books written by Icelandic authors or set in Iceland.
One such book that we both enjoyed reading was Burial Rites by Hannah Kent.
Burial Rites tells the story of Agnes Magnusdottir, a young woman accused of the murder of Natan Ketilsson, which took place at a remote farm in 1829.
Agnes is placed at a different remote farm during the trial. She is housed, rather reluctantly, by a local family as she faces the final days leading up to her execution.
There is great mystery in the book regarding whether or not Agnes actually committed the murder and, as the story unravels, we learn more about what happened on the night in question.
While it is not known exactly what happened on that night, in Burial Rites, Hannah Kent imagines what may have happened. By doing so, she invites us to consider the life lived by Agnes and the circumstances leading up to her execution.
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READING WITH KT 