Round 1: Tossup 13

An author from this country described his support for the outcome of the “Trial of the Twenty-One” in his travelogue The Russian Adventure. The time that an author from this country spent at Clervaux Abbey in Luxembourg inspired a novel (10[1])about a “Great Weaver” from Kashmir. In a novel, “Years of Prosperity” ensue when wool and mutton farmers from this country profit from price increases during World War I. (10[1])An author who wrote a historical novel about this country’s Bell wrote about the sheep farmer Bjartur’s attempt to establish the estate Summerhouses. An epic from this country describes how the supernaturally strong Gunnar ends up in multiple feuds, including with his friend Njáll. (10[1])For 10 points, name this country home to Independent People novelist Halldor Laxness and Snorri Sturluson. ■END■

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