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Heart of a Valkyrie
A Fantasy Novel by Melanie Karsak
Book 1 of the The Vinland to Valhalla Saga Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Historical Fantasy,
- Norse Mythology,
- Iceland, 976,
- Coming of Age,
- Forbidden Romance
This book is for you if you're into...
- Viking heroines caught between myth and history
- Norse spiritual traditions clashing with rising new beliefs
- Forbidden bonds across cultures in early medieval Iceland
Born hearing the call of Valkyries. Dreaming of distant shores. Torn between the past and the future. Destined to become a legend.
Iceland, 976—Freydis Eiriksdottir, born to a völva mother and berserker father, lives a quiet life on her remote farmstead in Iceland. Busy dreaming of the sea and haunted by the loss of her mother, she has no idea what the Norns have in store for her.
When her father, Eirik the Red, marries the daughter of a powerful chieftain, the course of Freydis's life changes forever. Deciding that Freydis would be better off with the gothar, Eirik sends his only daughter to serve the Norse gods. Freydis learns the ancient ways and discovers that her world is endangered—a rising new religion threatens to reshape everything.
Amidst the uncertainty, a distant land beckons Freydis. However, as Freydis forms a close bond with Brien, an Irish thrall, she confronts the harsh realities of their world.
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