Ken Hagan
ASIN: B017W3GD8U
Publisher: Lume Books
Pages: 305
Book one of the 'Viking Odyssey' series. 950AD: on the western shores of the Norse kingdom, ten-year-old Kregin is about to set sail for Iceland on his father’s ship, the ‘Vigtyr’. Three families, headed by Old Man Jarl, Grey Skar, and Kregin’s father, Raff Thralson, are embarking on an odyssey. They are fleeing to escape the vengeance of a King enraged by the families’ encroachment on his trading preserves in Finnmark.Just before their departure, the King sends a message through Drak, a fierce and implacable warrior: the King’s laws will be enforced — even in exile in Iceland. The three families are incensed at this high-handed edict and decide that they must resist with any means at their disposal.With the ‘Vigtyr’ on the point of sailing, Kregin bids a temporary farewell to his friend Helga, who is also Grey Skar’s granddaughter, and receives from her an incredible warning: Drak ...