The loneliest game in the world – the game where one man stands alone against a sea of foes, with no defense but the sword in his hand and the right on his side. That’s the Baldur Game.
For years, Erling Skjalgsson and King Olaf Haraldsson have struggled over the future of Norway. Will it be a free land, or will kings make the laws? Now King Knut of Denmark, fresh from conquering England, is offering Erling mighty support, in return for his allegiance. But can Knut be trusted any more than Olaf?
Meanwhile, Father Ailill, Erling’s Irish priest, has acquired an adopted daughter with second sight. And, to his great distress, he’s attracted the attention of the Finwife – a cruel mermaid creature who wants him for her everlasting slave.
The Baldur Game is the final chapter of the Saga of Erling Skjalgsson. The action ranges from Norway to England, to the Baltic Sea, Scotland, and the lands of the Russ.
Two powerful men, united by faith, enemies forever in their struggle over power. Each of them may be the death of the other as they careen along their final, deadly course to glory everlasting.
‘The Baldur Game is full of the serious delights characteristic of the earlier books of the Saga of Erling Skjalgsson: thought-provoking, funny, hair-raising, deeply moving by turns – or even at the same time! A fine conclusion worthy of its predecessors.’ – David Llewellyn Dodds, Inklings scholar, author of Arthurian Poets: Charles Williams.
Genre: Fantasy
For years, Erling Skjalgsson and King Olaf Haraldsson have struggled over the future of Norway. Will it be a free land, or will kings make the laws? Now King Knut of Denmark, fresh from conquering England, is offering Erling mighty support, in return for his allegiance. But can Knut be trusted any more than Olaf?
Meanwhile, Father Ailill, Erling’s Irish priest, has acquired an adopted daughter with second sight. And, to his great distress, he’s attracted the attention of the Finwife – a cruel mermaid creature who wants him for her everlasting slave.
The Baldur Game is the final chapter of the Saga of Erling Skjalgsson. The action ranges from Norway to England, to the Baltic Sea, Scotland, and the lands of the Russ.
Two powerful men, united by faith, enemies forever in their struggle over power. Each of them may be the death of the other as they careen along their final, deadly course to glory everlasting.
‘The Baldur Game is full of the serious delights characteristic of the earlier books of the Saga of Erling Skjalgsson: thought-provoking, funny, hair-raising, deeply moving by turns – or even at the same time! A fine conclusion worthy of its predecessors.’ – David Llewellyn Dodds, Inklings scholar, author of Arthurian Poets: Charles Williams.
Genre: Fantasy
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