History Theatre / LadyIngerAtAustraat

* GambitPileup: The play is a straight example, with Lady Inger and Niels Lykke trying to outgambit eachother, setting lives, properties and ''an entire nation'' at stake. Lampshaded by Inger herself:

* DanBrowned: Ibsen dumps a lot of references here, and shows some thorough research. But then, he goes off the scale with inaccuracies (see the ArtisticLicence entries). Probably the only time he did this. Therefore, ''Lady Inger'' is often played as a personal drama revolving around the emotions of the Titular Character.

* {{Tsundere}}: Eline, daughter of Inger, initially despising Niels Lykke for his role in seducing her sister, and because of the rumors going of his actions. She is also smitten by his charms, but does not admit it. Played UpToEleven when Eline states she hates Niels, with a passion that actually sounds rather... endearing.

'''Lady Inger at Austraat''' (''Fru Inger til Østråt'') is a {{period piece}} written by Creator/{{Henrik Ibsen}} in 1857. This is one of his most known historical plays, and {{historical domain character}}s are abundant. Lady Inger was a Norwegian noblewoman sitting at her estate in Trøndelag, and was close to the circles of power at the time. The play goes pretty deep into her agonies concerning the fate of UsefulNotes/{{Norway}}, and the decisions she has to make considering both her daughters, her situation, and her future. Emmisaries from UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} and UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}}, as well as Norwegian nobles, plot in different directions around her, and difficult decisions has to be made. At the same time, there is rebellion in Sweden, and the farmers in Norway strive to join, but their mission is already doomed, as is the future of lady Inger. The year of the play is 1528, and it is clear that any struggle for independence is bound to fail.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Pretty much the entire cast. Inger and her daughers, the Danish nobleman Niels Lykke, Sten Sture from Sweden, and namechecks on the heroic Knut Alvsson. Even {{Martin Luther}} is referred to in passing.

* BadassGrandpa: Olaf Skaktavl is the oldest character, and has lived a rugged life on the run "sharing his bed with wolves and bears".

* OnlyAFleshWound: Olaf Skaktavle, being almost the SoleSurvivor of the Swedish ambush, lost a finger in combat, and barely scoffs when Inger mentions it. BadassGrandpa indeed.

* DelusionsOfGrandeur: Inger dreams of becoming the mother of kings, as Nils Stensson arguably could take the crown in both Sweden and Norway.

** I you are looking for a CrowningMomentOfFunny in this play, it is here.

* ChivalricRomance: The setting is partly this, partly {{Goth}}. A number of chivalrous songs are mentioned, but the whole "romance" thing is actually stabbed to death by the notorious womanixer Niels Lykke. Eline thinks she lives the part from the very beginning.

* EnterStageWindow: Nils Stensson, the designated {{rebel leader}}.

** That would be ''two'' nations. They also gamble on the future of {{Sweden}} as well as Norway.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Niels Lykke. Good and proper.

'''Lady Inger at Austraat''' (''Fru Inger til Østråt'') is a {{period piece}} written by {{Henrik Ibsen}} in 1857. This is one of his most known historical plays, and {{historical domain character}}s are abundant. Lady Inger was a Norwegian noblewoman sitting at her estate in Trøndelag, and was close to the circles of power at the time. The play goes pretty deep into her agonies concerning the fate of UsefulNotes/{{Norway}}, and the decisions she has to make considering both her daughters, her situation, and her future. Emmisaries from UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} and UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}}, as well as Norwegian nobles, plot in different directions around her, and difficult decisions has to be made. At the same time, there is rebellion in Sweden, and the farmers in Norway strive to join, but their mission is already doomed, as is the future of lady Inger. The year of the play is 1528, and it is clear that any struggle for independence is bound to fail.

* XanatosSpeedChess: Niels Lykke changes his plans rapidly on the information Olaf Skaktavl unwittingly gives him. This comes in useful moments later, when Nils Stensson arrives.

* {{Tsundere}}: Eline, daughter of Inger, initially despising Niels Lykke for his role in seducing her sister, and because of the rumors going of his actions. She is also smitten by his charms, but does not admit it.

* {{Womaniser}}: Niels Lykke is ''notoriously known'' for this, even in Sweden.