Jarl Dragonheart is growing older while the world created by his generation passes increasingly into the hands of his descendants. Old enemies remain dangerous, new rulers are testing the Clan of the Wolf and the spread of Christianity is changing the beliefs and political alliances that once seemed permanent.
Dragonheart must decide which traditions can be defended and which changes cannot be resisted. The problem is no longer simply winning another raid or battle; it is preparing land, family and warriors to survive after his own leadership ends. The novel follows the tension between inheritance and adaptation as a Viking clan tries to preserve its identity in a northern world being reshaped by dynastic rivalry and religious change.
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