Byzantium, 718, and the great siege is over. Crippled warrior Erlan Aurvandil is weary of war. But he must rally his strength to lead a band of misfit adventurers back to the North, to reclaim the stolen kingdom of his lover, Lilla Sviggarsdottir. For this, they need an army. To raise an army, they need […]
A Savage Moon by Theodore Brun
Byzantium, 718AD, and the great siege is over. Crippled warrior Erlan Aurvandil is weary of war. But he must rally his strength to lead a band of misfit adventurers back to the North, to reclaim the stolen kingdom of his lover, Lilla Sviggarsdottir. For this, they need an army. To raise an army, they need […]
The history of werewolves
How do werewolves come to be in a historical novel about 8th-century Vikings? Easily, says Theodore Brun, author of A Savage Moon. He explains why in this history of wolf-men, which goes back in time as far as around 2100BC. The mind of a historical fiction author is full of random snags on the memory […]
A Burning Sea by Theodore Brun
Convinced he is cursed, Erlan Aurvandil has turned his back on his native Northern lands. In search of freedom, he embarks on a perilous trip to Byzantium, the greatest city in the world. But as his voyage ends, Erlan is brutally betrayed and sold into slavery to a powerful Byzantine general. Meanwhile, Lilla Sviggarsdottír, Queen […]
A Burning Sea by Theodore Brun
Erlan Aurvandil has turned his back on the past and his native Northern lands, taking a perilous journey to the greatest city in the world, Byzantium. But as his voyage ends, Erlan is brutally betrayed, captured and enslaved by a powerful Byzantine general. Meanwhile, Lilla Sviggarsdottír, Queen of Svealand, has lost her husband and with […]