A fantasy-adventure story based on Nordic myths of the Ring of the Nibelungs. The story follows the son of a simple swordsmith, Siegfried (Benno Furmann) who repeatedly saves his country, not knowing that he is heir to a throne. He becomes popular with the Burgunds by slaying their bane, the dragon Fafnir but when the reward seems to be a huge treasure, Siegfried ignores the curse that lies on the hoard
- which now seems to endanger his love to beautiful Norse warrior queen Brunhild (Kristanna Loken).
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There's trouble at Castle Glee. Blag the Untrustworthy has kidnapped the king & three freelance knights are chosen to go on a quest to rescue the king from dreaded Castle Gloom. Illustrated with remarkable imagination & detail, this fascinating puzzle book is crammed with strange things to find in order to solve the mysteries. ...

The last of Sutcliff's historical novels for children, discovered in a drawer after her death. As a boy, Bjarni is banished from a Viking settlement on England's north-east coast for killing a man & causing the chief to become an oath-breaker. He takes to the sea as a mercenary swordsman, ...