This blog was originally made by Reefchic because she thought I should have a place outside Fanfiction.net for my fanfiction. I’m so grateful to her but my blog has developed into a blog about Vikings and Scandinavia – two things I LOVE to talk about – more than fanfiction. I haven’t even moved all of …
So many talented fanfiction writers have evolved and taken the big step into the literary world. I`m happy to say that several of my friends and acquaintances are now published writers and I`m very proud of them. List of Southern Vampire Mysteries fanfiction writers who have published books But there`s one friend who is very …
Sookie the Shieldmaiden – Chapter 26 A/N: I know it must come as a huge shock to have another chapter to this story since it`s been hibernating since last summer. But I`ve had so many people asking me about whether or not I would continue writing and it was also nominated for several prizes at …
AiramLebasic (*hugs*) sent me this very interesting article from National Geographic about how they`ve found a Viking settlement on Baffin Island. It`s around 50 years since they discovered the first proof that Icelandic sagas about the exploits of Leif Eriksson were correct: In the 1960s two Norwegian researchers, Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad, discovered and excavated the …
The lovely Eva Villa contacted me and asked if she could translate Eric the Viking or How I Met the Man of My Dreams. I was flattered and said yes, of course. Here is her translation: Erik el vikingo (o Cómo conocí al hombre de mis Sueños) Ella observó fijamente su estómago firme y su …
Hi, Just a quick little message about Sookie the Shieldmaiden. As I wrote earlier this summer I was having problems with my laptop and couldn`t write while I was on vacation. Well, I can write now but I`ve come to the conclusion that I want to finish the story before posting any more chapters. I …
Chapter 25 We all stared into the woods, holding our swords at the ready. Andre could have come by himself and he could have brought an army. We had no way of knowing. At least, I had no way of knowing because I hadn`t stayed behind to see how the battle had ended and who …
Thyra’s one shot entry into the I Write the Songs contest has been posted under her human fiction section. Read, enjoy and comment! To read the other entries by other author’s in the I Write the Songs Contest, go here.
Chapter 24 has now been posted! Read it here.
It`s probably hard to imagine the Longhouses many Vikings lived in if you`ve never been in one (or rather, a remake of one). I found a couple of pictures to help your imagination when you`re reading my Viking related stories. The houses were fairly large. The whole family and their animals lived there together so …