The Indigo Iona Saga and the Settlement of Iceland is a story of emigration, slavery, women and their settlement of Iceland.

The ambitious Viking Queen HerthaLjótólfrdóttir leaves Norway with her fleet to the Norse colonies of Shetland and Orkney Islands to take Celtic slaves to help claim and settle land in Iceland away from the battling Norwegian Kings.

On Queen Hertha’s journey she confronts the warloard Ketill, King of the Isles, and discovers his beautiful slave girl, Iona. Both will influence the outcome of Hertha’s settlement plans in Iceland.

I am particularly interested in the the cross-cultural links between my various heritages from Norway and Scotland and how they connect to the settlement period of Iceland. I feel committed to and passionate about The Indigo Iona Saga and the Settlement of Iceland because the work is relevant to our times.

Women continue to be mariginalized in society in a variety of ways, including being forced to emigrate as a result of war, religious differences, famine and environmental disasters.

As a filmmaker and artist, I am interested in learning more about my female ancestors via the sagas, history, archaeology and migration patterns of the Vikings, in order to better understand their lived experiences and history.

Studying and sharing their stories is an opportunity to increase awareness of the damaging impacts of war, exile, slavery, religious persecution, and famine, as well as the contributions these women made to the greater world narrative of women as leaders in society.