Burden to Bear

Ansgar the Skald is being pursued by murderous vikings, and he doesn't even know why. What he does know is they don't intend to offer him a horn of ale and a clap on the back if they catch up with him.Ansgar might be an expert at storytelling, running, skiing, and generally getting around Midgard, but traveling alone leaves him exposed. Enter one night of fast friendship with a crew of even badder vikings, and Ansgar thinks he's found his way out of trouble. Nobody is going to attack him now that he's signed on with Haldor Skullsplitter and company.But as Ansgar sails away from his old problems, he finds he's headed straight for much bigger monsters with much bigger appetites. The Danish king has a troll problem, and Haldor and his band intend to solve it. Even if it eats most of them.The hardest warriors in the north don't give their respect easily, so Ansgar must find a way to be more than just a smart-mouthed farmboy. If he can learn the magic of the runes, solve the mystery behind the troll, and avoid being bewitched in the process, they might just accept him as one of their own.