 In "The Demon of Scattery" by Poul Anderson and Mildred Downey Broxon, and illustrated by Michael Whelan and Alicia Austin, the main characters, the Viking Halldor and the Irish ex-nun Brigit, become Gunnhild's paternal grandparents.She is a central character in Robert Low's "Crowbone".She is played by Icelandic actress Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir in the television series "Vikings".