Pirkkalan pyhät pihlajat
Pirkkalan pyhät pihlajat is a historical novel by Finnish author Kaari Utrio, first published in 1976.
The novel is divided into six parts. The first part sets the historical background from A.D. 800 to 1250 for the location of the holy rowan trees of Pirkkala. The rest five parts have each their own first person narrator. The parts are divided into chapters and concentrate on years A.D. 1280-82 with flashbacks to earlier times.
