People of the Dawn - Viking Slave Trilogy by Jan Fridegard Paperback

About the Book

Sweden´s great saga of the Viking Age, The Viking Slave Trilogy, is steeped in Norse myth and pagan ritual recounting the sensual but often cruel demands of the gods Odin, Thor, and Frey.

Book Synopsis

People of the Dawn is the second book in the Viking Slave Trilogy. Steeped in myth and pagan ritual, the Trilogy is Sweden's great saga of the Viking Age. The three volumes in the series - Land of Wooden Gods, People of the Dawn, and Sacrificial Smoke - recount the sensual but often cruel demands of the gods Odin, Thor, and Frey. An epic of warrior chieftains and their slaves, the trilogy tests belief in the Norse Gods while digging deep into the combative world and sacrificial rituals of Old Scandinavia. People of the Dawn follows the struggles of Holme and his lover Ausi. The two hunted fugitives reach the trading town of Birka, thinking they will be safe, but things turn out differently. Jan Fridegard is one of Sweden's foremost authors and Robert Bjork has given us a magnificent new translation. For more information visit www.oldnorse.org

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Twist On The Viking Saga

The Holme Trilogy is especially fascinating, because in this Viking saga, the traditional warrior isn't the hero, his slave (thrall) Holme is. The book begins with a woman thrall, Ausi, giving birth to Holme's child...The author does a brilliant job of setting the scenes & describing things in great detail. The book is filled with beautiful, haunting & terrifying imagery. Much like many of the works of Knut Hamsun, this is an "unromantic romance." The book grabbed my attention early on & held it fast. It's a wonderful story & a brilliant work of art. I can't wait to start reading part two later tonight