▁serves ▁an ▁ev iction ▁notice : ▁G unn ar ' s ▁house ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁repos s essed ▁and ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁au ction . ▁Hel ga ▁moves ▁to ▁Norway ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁a ▁restaurant ▁there , ▁taking ▁Ó li ▁with ▁her . ▁The ▁back story ▁of ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁G unn ar ▁is ▁expl ored ▁as ▁a ▁flash back ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁meeting , ▁dr unk , ▁outside ▁a ▁bar , ▁involving ▁a ▁graph ic ▁representation ▁of ▁d run ken ▁out door ▁sex , ▁during ▁which ▁Hel ga ▁implicitly ▁gets ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁Ó li , ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁whose ▁birth ▁G unn ar ▁propos es ▁marriage ▁to ▁Hel ga , ▁which ▁she ▁accepts . ▁After ▁two ▁months ▁in ▁Norway , ▁Hel ga ▁calls ▁G unn ar ▁asking ▁for ▁a ▁divor ce . ▁G unn ar ▁s ells ▁his ▁horses ▁at ▁a ▁knock - down ▁price ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁plane ▁ticket ▁to ▁Norway ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁marriage ▁but ▁is ▁th wart ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁er u ptions ▁of ▁E y ja f j alla jö k ull ▁and ▁their ▁consequ ent ▁dis ruption ▁of ▁air ▁traffic . ▁G unn ar ' s ▁ra ge ▁prov okes ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁representation ▁of ▁his ▁inner ▁Vik ing , ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁huge , ▁bald , ▁black - ha ired , ▁ax e - w ield ing ▁figure ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁Eg ill ▁Sk all agr ím