Blood of the Bear

<h2>Battle calls the berserker once again...</h2> <p>AD 781. Pagan Saxony groans under the Christian yoke. The invincible armies of Karolus King of the Franks occupy all this freedom-loving land and every Saxon must submit to baptism and pay tithes to the Church or face death by beheading.</p> <p>Duke Widukind leader of the Saxon rebels is sheltering in the North beyond Karolus's reach. He hopes to persuade Bjarki Bloodhand - once a famous berserker but now a father and family man - and his fierce sister the shield-maiden Tor to join his revolt against tyranny.</p> <p>But Bjarki has eloped with Widukind's sister Edith who was betrothed to Abbio the Crow. In revenge Abbio uses <em>seithr</em> to strike at Bjarki - a powerful spell to drive him insane. Can Bjarki resist the long slide into madness? And will Widukind finally liberate Saxony from the Franks?</p> <p><strong>A Viking epic of rebellion and revenge perfect for fans of Matthew Harffy and Giles Kristian.</strong></p>