
Sworn Brother by Tim Severin is the thrilling second volume in the Viking trilogy
- an epic adventure in a world full of Norse mythology & bloodthirsty battles London 1019 a few months have passed since Thorgils has escaped the clutches of the Irish Church only to find himself at the centre of a capricious love affair with Aelfgifu wife of Knut the Great ruler of England & one of the most powerful men of the Viking empire A passionate relationship between two unlikely lovers begins to unfold which forebodes uncontrollable consequences When Thorgils is finally on the run again he meets Grettir an outlaw who is feared by most for his volatile & brooding behaviour The two men become travel companions & sworn brothers
- which binds them together beyond death but at the gates of Byzantium Thorgils' loyalty is put to the ultimate test