Dragonslayer’s Valkyrie: The Legend of Sigurd and Brynhildr by Jennifer Ivy Walker
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Dragonslayer’s Valkyrie: The Legend of Sigurd and Brynhildr by Jennifer Ivy Walker
I’m thrilled today to be highlighting Dragonslayer’s Valkyrie: The Legend of Sigurd and Brynhildr by Jennifer Ivy Walker, an exciting Viking romantasy deeply connected with Norse mythology. You can find the book description and an excerpt below.
Book Description
Last of the Völsung line of kings descended from Odin, Sigurd is one of the elite Sjórúlfar—the fearsome Sea Wolves of southern Norway. Endowed with the divine blood of the wolf, he seeks glory at the Sólhjarta Summer Solstice Tournament to avenge his father’s death.
Brynhildr, daughter of the Raven King, is the Sun Falcon shieldmaiden and gifted seeress who has glimpsed her fate as a Valkyrie in a seiðr vision. When her father decrees she must wed the tournament’s champion, she summons Freyja for guidance—only to learn her future is bound to Sigurd.
As the Norns tighten the intricate threads of fate, Brynhildr must guide Sigurd toward his destiny as a dragonslayer—by defying the web of wyrd and incurring the wrath of Odin.
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Excerpt
This is excerpt number 1 on the blog tour.
The wind tore at his sodden hair as Sigurd lay sprawled across the frosted gorse, chest heaving, muscles twitching from cold and exertion. Under the clear night sky, the roar of the waterfall crashed into the fjord far below. Spray hissed as it rose against the craggy cliff, amidst the crackle of the bonfire within the stone-enclosed hearth and the flickering torches which encircled the tall standing stone.
The monolith jutted skyward like a sentinel, its rough surface carved with the snarling face of a savage wolf whose eyes glinted in the moonlight, dark pits daring him to venture close. Suspended on a black leather cord from its carved maw, Úlfkló—the Wolfclaw talisman— rocked in the howling wind.
Sigurd slowly rose on badly shaking legs, staggering across the icy clearing and placing his numb fingers on the sacred rock. He reached up and claimed the enchanted amulet, tying it behind his neck under his long braided hair. While the wind tore across the clifftop, whipping his bearded face, a rush of power surged through his limbs as the spirit of the wolf seeped into his veins.
The Sea Wolf warriors closed in around him, low growls of approval and acceptance rising into a feral, unified howl that echoed across the cliff and rolled over the moonlit fjord.
When the howl subsided, Hróðvarr Ironfang, the leader of the pack, approached Sigurd, lupine eyes glinting in the torchlight. “Three brutal days, three tortured nights… nine agonizing trials. You have proven yourself worthy. You are one of us now.”
Author Bio
Jennifer Ivy Walker Author
Jennifer Ivy Walker has an MA in French literature and is a former high school teacher and professor of French at a state college in Florida. Her novels encompass a love for French language, literature, history, and culture, incorporating her lifelong study, summers abroad, and many trips to France.
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