Vikings were kings and queens, Vølve and slaves. Here is a run through of the different classes and professions Vikings had. Viking romances are often about the top of Viking societies—the kings and jarls. I want to start my journey through the classes at the very bottom: the thralls. The Thralls Thralls were slaves, but …
I am SOOOO exited right now. My very first short story, Cosplay: a Scandinavian Romance, just went live for pre-order on Amazon! This story was part of the anthology Love in Bloom which was a project to raise money for breast cancer research. Now the anthology project is over and my story is live for …
Blood on the walls. 300 to 500 guests. Three days of partying. Vikings made a blast when they celebrated Midwinter Blot. The English word Christmas is closely related to the Christian faith. The Scandinavian word for the same holiday is Jul. The use of that word–or rather Jól–can be traced back to before Christianity came …
Mobility, knowledge, skill and the element of surprise. Those are some of the answers to how the Vikings seem to have won all their battles. Viking researcher Else Roesdahl answers the question about why Vikings were so superior in battles in this article (in Norwegian). “Archeological findings and written sources show that Vikings didn’t always …
He broke her nose when they were children. Now he’s telling her to be his wife. Telling her, not asking her. Borghild doesn’t have much but she has her honor. The only way to keep it is to challenge Eivind, the new jarl, to a holmgang. Eivind is home from his long trip abroad. He’s …
Do you like Viking romances? Of course, you do. Who doesn’t love guys with swords and … Hold on. In my Viking romance, the heroine holds the sword. Granted, the hero does as well. And they fight eachother.