1. A Song of Steel
In an alternate 1116, centuries of Viking raiding have led Christian Europe to launch a crusade against the pagan kingdoms of the north. Ordulf, a young German swordsmith, is torn from his former life and carried into the invasion, while rival Norse rulers confront the need…
2. The Fire of the Fallen (the Light of the North Saga)
In the alternate year 1117, the crusading armies have devastated Denmark and now look east towards Sweden. Captured by a Norse warband, Ordulf is taken into slavery and forced to forge weapons for the people he once regarded as enemies. At the same time, the surviving…
3. A Forge of Frost
In the alternate year 1118, crusading forces and the armies of the north become trapped in the forests of southern Sweden as winter closes around them. After the Norse stand at Jönköping, both sides face exhaustion, political division and the collapse of their plans. Survival in…
4. The Weeping Winter
In the alternate year 1119, Uppsala has fallen, the Norse army has been broken and the sword meant to save the north is in enemy hands. Gjaldir joins a band of refugees fleeing the crusaders, choosing loyalty to the woman and child he loves over the…
5. A Burning Blade
In the alternate year 1121, Denmark and Norway have submitted to the crusaders, while resistance survives only in the forests and hills of central Sweden. Gjaldir, once a slave and now a war leader, regains the star-forged sword known as the Light of the North. With…