Set against the barbaric splendor of the ninth century when the Vikings reigned. Ragnar Haraldsson was handsome, brave, intelligent, and daring. He would emerge out of the mists of a violent age to become a Viking leader of great renown and would unite his people. Touching on the shores of Britain, Scotland and then Ireland, he will not only find love but will march into legend as Ragnar Longsword... moreSet against the barbaric splendor of the ninth century when the Vikings reigned. Ragnar Haraldsson was handsome, brave, intelligent, and daring. He would emerge out of the mists of a violent age to become a Viking leader of great renown and would unite his people. Touching on the shores of Britain, Scotland and then Ireland, he will not only find love but will march into legend as Ragnar Longsword. Young Ragnar Haraldsson, could hardly wait to grow to manhood so that he could be as brave as his Viking father. One day he would be jarl and exchange his wooden sword for one that was real. Little did he know that day would come much sooner than he could have realized, nor that his childhood would come to a brutal end because of an enemy’s brutality. In order to escape death he is forced to hide out and become a mercenary until he can at last come face to face with the man who murdered his life and stole his childhood. Ragnar’s women were as remarkable as he…. Cynnefed: the healer who saved his life and was his first love. Flora: daughter of a Highland chieftain with the gift of second-sight. Tara: the female bard with the voice of an angel, and Nissa: daughter of the man who killed Ragnar’s family. From the author of OUTCAST, CONQUEROR, and EXPLORER this is part of the saga and tells the story of Ragnar and how the Pendants of Ragnar saga began. less
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