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    Viking Blood 1 "The Assault"
    Viking Blood 1 "The Assault"
    Viking Blood 1 "The Assault"
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    Viking Blood 1 "The Assault"

    By Marianne Slot

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    "The Assault" is the first book of five in the Viking Blood series by Marianne Slot.

    One fateful day the Viking boy Hauge survives a violent attack on his village, meets a young Christian monk, Hannibal, and a lifelong friendship begins.
    In these five books Norse mythology, Viking feuds, trades, and voyages to Iceland, Shetland and Haithabu, is brought to life in an exciting story of life and death.
    We follow Hauge as his life evolves around the vital consequences of that dramatic day; through vengeance and love; hardships of hunger and suffering, culminating in a final raid to England.

    “Run, Hauge! Run!” Suddenly, all Hauge hears is his father’s voice, it drowns out the screams, the clashing of swords, and the roar of the fires from the torched houses. Haakon Gilmarsson and his men have attacked the village. For a split second, Hauge sees the fear in his father’s eyes and understands; this is not a request. .....
    Later the young Christian monk, Hannibal, tells Hauge that his father, Styrbjorn, has been killed in the bloody attack on their village. This is the beginning of a lifelong friendship, and Hauge wonders about the strange new God that Hannibal talks about.
    When Hauge’s father is laid to rest, in the manner customary for a Viking Chieftain, the dumb thrall-girl Astrid is chosen to follow her master to Valhalla. Yet Hauge tries to prevent this when Astrid ”tells” him something. During Styrbjorn’s burial ceremony, Aasa, Hauge’s mother, promises her deceased husband that Hauge will avenge him when the time is right.
    Hannibal and the older, stern monk, Peter, continue on their journey, but Hannibal promises Hauge that they will return.
    After they have left Hauge finds an unexpected gift.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarianne Slot
    Release dateJun 30, 2011
    ISBN9788792811059
    Viking Blood 1 "The Assault"
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    Marianne Slot

    Marianne Slot was a teacher for 30 years and is now a full-time writer. Ever since she was a little girl she has been a writer of poems, stories, and fairy tales! She was so addicted to writing that she spent most of her breaks in primary school writing.For years she hid her writings in a drawer, however, after six years of living and teaching in Greenland, she felt compelled to write about the many good, sad, and exciting experiences from that beautiful country. It resulted in eight books about an Inuit boy and his life in a small Greenlandic settlement beneath the Northern Lights. Many children in Danish schools have learned about Greenland through these books. (Published in 1994-95 by Gyldendal, the largest publishing company in Denmark.)This gave her the courage to continue publishing her stories, and a few years later the five books about the brave Viking, Hauge, were published. (The series: "Viking Blood")Since then she has published several books in Danish, the series ‘Prince Salino’, which is a fantasy story, and is currently involved in an international film script/children's book project.She lives with her husband in an old thatched farmhouse in Reersoe, Denmark, a small inlet in an area rich with relics, fortresses, and burial mounds.

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      Viking Blood 1 "The Assault" - Marianne Slot

      1. Introduction

      Whenever humans in the Land of the Midnight Sun sacrificed to Odin, he sent his two ravens, Hugin and Munin, off to see what was happening. The two birds flew far and wide to fulfill their master’s wishes.

      Once - in southern Norway - they saw smoke rising from the sacrificial fires in Styrbjorn’s village. Suddenly a cry rang out, Aasa has given birth to a son!

      People rushed out of their houses and gathered in a crowd outside the Chieftain's house—the home of Styrbjorn and Aasa.

      The ravens heard how happy and excited everybody was with the news. And they watched as torches were lit, and listened as people excitedly spoke of how Styrbjorn would react to the wonderful news. They supposed he was on his way back from his journey to the land of the Danes.

      The birth of the Chieftain’s son was a cause for celebration. Aasa had been with child several times, but had miscarried every time. It had been suggested in low whispers that Styrbjorn ought to take a new wife, and some of the widows and young girls even held secret hopes.

      Hugin and Munin returned to Odin and—sitting on his shoulders—told him what they had seen and heard. Deep in thought, Odin stroked his beard and smiled mysteriously.

      Throughout the years that followed, Odin frequently sent his ravens to check on Styrbjorn’s village. Once they returned with the news that Aasa had given birth to twins. The town’s happiness was short lived, however, as the babies died soon afterwards.

      Meanwhile their son, Hauge, grew up to be strong like his father and wise like his mother.

      He will certainly need both those qualities, Odin said to himself.

      2. The Escape

      Run, Hauge! Run!

      Suddenly, all Hauge hears is his father’s voice; it drowns out the screams, the clashing of swords, and the roar of the fires from the torched houses. Haakon Gilmarsson and his men have attacked the village. Momentarily, Hauge sees the fear in his father’s eyes and understands; this is not a request.

      Under cover of the smoke and confusion, Hauge flees the village and the rampaging enemies. He runs, not noticing the ground under his feet, the trees, and bushes he passes, nor the streams he crosses. Suddenly, a large branch stops his flight and all becomes still and dark.

      He comes to; someone is tickling his forehead. Go away! Don’t! Stop it! he mumbles, still half dazed. He waves his hand, irritated, but the tickling continues. When he opens his eyes he has to smile, in spite of the pain in his head. Leaves, from the branch he ran into, brushes against his face. However, his smile fades quickly as his mind clears.

      3. Visitors

      It was such a good Spring Feast.

      During the last few weeks, quite a few visitors had arrived. Merchants with goods to trade and relatives from the outlying farms filled the village. During the long, harsh winters, the families were isolated in the countryside, but with the spring thaw they could make the journey to the village. Most of them had brought goods to sell or trade for things they could not make themselves. Others came just to take part in the Spring Feast.

      Hauge found it exciting to walk around and look at the different booths. Most of the things he knew well, such as

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