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    Viking Blood 5 "Raiding"
    Viking Blood 5 "Raiding"
    Viking Blood 5 "Raiding"
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    Viking Blood 5 "Raiding"

    By Marianne Slot

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    Fifth book in the series
    "Viking Blood" by Marianne Slot.

    Translated by Lisbeth Trampe.
    Illustrations by Pia Falck Pape

    “Look, Olav is swimming!” Styrbjorn cheers, pointing.
    Hauge and Torleif both look out at the water. Then Hauge starts. The boy is too far out; in the deep water. Just then a gurgling scream sounds from out there. Olav is splashing his arms wildly, and then disappears beneath the surface.
    Hauge races out there, his heart hammering in his chest.
    But where is the boy? Why didn’t they look at him? That boy is always bringing himself into trouble; a real daredevil. Always trying to climb the tallest tree, or climbing at the edge of the steepest slopes.
    .....

    Three and a half years have passed since young Styrbjorn, Edwina and Hauge’s son, was born and Edwina is pregnant again. The winters have been extremely hard and the harvests have been poor. Famine and hunger threatens.In the autumn Edwina gives birth to twin girls. But everything goes wrong. The grain rots, only some of the ships return from the summer voyage; late, empty, and battered.

    Then Hauge decides to go on a quest for food and riches in England. A new ship is built for the voyage: Long and slender; fast and seaworthy.

    In England they cause terror and devastation. Town after town is raided; left pillaged and plundered.

    However, in the last town they have decided to raid, only one person is left, the priest in the church...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarianne Slot
    Release dateJul 6, 2011
    ISBN9788792811097
    Viking Blood 5 "Raiding"
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    Marianne Slot

    Marianne Slot was a teacher for 30 years and is now a full-time writer. Ever since she was a little girl she has been a writer of poems, stories, and fairy tales! She was so addicted to writing that she spent most of her breaks in primary school writing.For years she hid her writings in a drawer, however, after six years of living and teaching in Greenland, she felt compelled to write about the many good, sad, and exciting experiences from that beautiful country. It resulted in eight books about an Inuit boy and his life in a small Greenlandic settlement beneath the Northern Lights. Many children in Danish schools have learned about Greenland through these books. (Published in 1994-95 by Gyldendal, the largest publishing company in Denmark.)This gave her the courage to continue publishing her stories, and a few years later the five books about the brave Viking, Hauge, were published. (The series: "Viking Blood")Since then she has published several books in Danish, the series ‘Prince Salino’, which is a fantasy story, and is currently involved in an international film script/children's book project.She lives with her husband in an old thatched farmhouse in Reersoe, Denmark, a small inlet in an area rich with relics, fortresses, and burial mounds.

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      Viking Blood 5 "Raiding" - Marianne Slot

      1. Introduction

      "Things seem to be on track, Odin thought, as Hauge made a peace offering to give thanks to the Gods for his son. Now the lineage is ensured and life can perpetuate."

      Odin had kept a close eye on the proceedings in the small village. He regularly sent Hugin and Munin to the southern part of Norway, and they returned with tales of Hauge’s voyage to Iceland and Haithabu. And of the good trades he had made in Haithabu with the walrus Tusks from Iceland.

      So, now with young Styrbjorn thriving and giving his parents plenty of joy in life, everything seemed to be as it should be.

      However, of the following year, the ravens could tell Odin that Edwina had yet again been with child. But she gave birth prematurely, why the child wasn’t viable.

      They could also tell that as winter set in it was both more cold and lasted longer than anyone had ever heard of. When the sun finally returned it melted the snow, so fast that it flooded the fields and flushed the good soil away. Still, though, in early spring the humans sowed the poor soil, hoping. Several even sacrificed to the Gods in the fields, especially to Freya. In spite of that, the spring gales swept the seeds away. So the humans didn’t know what to do.

      Some even talked of turning to a new God!

      When Odin heard of that, he was furious. Humans shouldn’t treat him like that!

      Yet, time passed, and young Styrbjorn turned into a lively and energetic boy. Edwina once again became pregnant, and Odin was as pleased as Hauge and Edwina when all signs now showed it to be a success.

      By mid-summer, he once again sent the ravens off. This time they returned exhausted, huffing and gasping for breath. Never – ever had they experienced this hot a summer, and such a draught.

      "Well, Hauge knows only what he knows," Odin sighed and scratched his head.

      "But now time is drawing close..."

      2. The Warm Sea

      Come on out here, Styrbjorn! It’s nice and warm! Hauge entices the small boy, who’s sitting by the water’s edge. Styrbjorn is naked, and he looks as if he wants to enter the water; even if it is a little dangerous? He splashes the water with his hands, testing it, laughing waveringly at Hauge. At that moment, Torleif with Olav by the han walk down to them on the small beach.

      Do you want to come? he asks Styrbjorn.

      The little boy claps his hands eagerly, but still remains on the beach. Olav lets go of Torleif and hurries to Styrbjorn. He sits down next to him clapping along, too. Styrbjorn squeals out of happiness and rumps around in the sand.

      You’re coming in – both of you! Torleif says and takes one in each hand. Then he draws them with him into the water. One small step at a time, until suddenly, the water reaches their thighs. Styrbjorn and Olav cheer and laugh at each other. Then, splashing as much as possible, both run out along with Torleif towards Hauge, who’s floating on his back a bit further out. He splashes his legs, whipping the water into foam around him. As they finally reach him, he turns and open up his arms, and scoops both of them close to him!

      Time has passed so very fast! He can’t believe that more than three and a half year has passed since he held that small newborn child in his arms for the first time! Hilda’s boy, Olav, has grown into a big boy, too, but then he must be six by now. The two boys are really fond of each other, and are nearly always together. But then, so are their mothers. Hilda is a good help around the house, especially now Edwina is with child again.

      Hauge holds Styrbjorn in his arms and gives him a good swing. And Styrbjorn squeals in delight when Hauge bends his knees as he swings him. That way, the water splashes everywhere and Styrbjorn is almost submerged.

      Me too! Me too! Olav cheers and he gets a turn, too.

      Ah, this is nice, Torleif says, coming back from a swim a little further out, where the water is really deep. Torleif stays in the water with the boys, while Hauge walks up and lies down on the small beach.

      3. Cross and Thorshammer

      This is the exact spot where he found

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