Gunnar, a 14 year old Viking farm boy, swears an oath to kill Skuli, and avenge his Father's murder. There is NO sequel!!

In Norse mythology, Bjørn Ironside was a legendary Viking chief, the King of Kattegat and son of Ragnar Loðbrok, while more contemporary Bjørns include the Swedish tennis player Björn Borg and the musician Björn Ulvaeus from Abba. Erik Namesakes: Erik Halvar Björk, a Swedish actor who worked at the Malmö City Theater from 1962 to 1986. Namesakes: Axel Birnbaum, an Austrian fencer who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Axel Hallberg, a Swedish politician, called the Baby of the House from 2021 to 2022. Famous Namesakes: Ella Rae Wahlberg (daughter of Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham), Ella Alexander Rodriguez (daughter of Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Scurtis) Namesakes: Sven Alkalaj, the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the UN. Sven Nykvist, a Swedish cinematographer known for working with director Ingmar Bergman.The Viking name Trygve comes from the Old Norse word tryggr, that means “true” and “trustworthy”– great attributes for a baby boy! Ulf

Famous Namesakes: Kari Byron (U.S. artist and television personality), Kari Matchett (Canadian actress)Famous Namesakes: Frode Andresen (Norwegian biathlete and skier), Frode Estil (Norwegian cross-country skier), Frode Bovim (Olympic sailor) This book promises ‘Blood. Fire. Vengeance’ and it doesn’t disappoint. Gunnar is the Viking boy of the title who is forced to run away to save himself after his homestead is raided and his father is murdered by the Wolf Men – ‘bringers of fire and slaughter’. His long journey to the Land of Ice and Fire is filled with many dangers, but he has to find Valhalla, for that is where Brunhild, Queen of the Valkyries, has taken his father - to the Hall of Fallen Heroes - and where Gunnar has to become a warrior. If you want a name that suggests cuddly, clever and athletic, how about the Viking name Ulf, which means “wolf” in Old Norse? Namesakes: Sigrid Agren, a French model famous during the Elite Model Look in 2006. Sigrid Undset, a Norwegian-Danish novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Namesakes: Solveig Dommartin, a French actress known for the Wim Wenders film Wings of Desire (1987). Solveig Torsvik, a Norwegian politician, elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1993.