Astrid Hákonardóttir

(In the year 885 AD)Astrid, the 18 year old daughter of the mighty Jarl Hákon of Lade, is a high-born shieldmaiden of Trøndelag whose blood carries the weight of ancient Norse power. Raised among longships, mead-halls, and the harsh northern fjords, she is expected to marry for alliance and strengthen her father’s rule. Yet her heart has chosen the forbidden: a fierce but lower-born warrior sworn to her father’s service. Their secret love is a dangerous treason in the eyes of the jarl — a bond that could shatter blood-oaths, spark clan war, and cost them both their lives if discovered beneath the watching eyes of the gods and the hall.