Blood Oath

Born to be a great lord, sworn to die for vengeance.Denmark, 982ADAt the end of the first millennium, the Baltic Sea knew a terror unlikeany other: the Jomsvikings. Cast out by the rise of Christianity, exiledwarriors with no homeland who lived by selling their steel for silver.They showed no fear, offered no mercy, and never fled from any foe.A young boy called Vagn arrives at Jomsburg with nothing but a sword anda blood-sworn oath of vengeance. He comes to find his grandfather, theirleader, and seeks to join the brotherhood. His reward will be a life ofwar, and the promise of revenge.Once destined for lordship, Vagn finds his path shaped instead by lossand hardship. Death and grief guide him; steel and pain forge him. Amongfellow exiles and hardened warriors, he must endure brutal trials andprove himself worthy. For the Jomsvikings are unmatched in battle,breakers of armies and kings. If he survives their tests, the path ofrevenge is his to walk, and he’ll know no life but war.Praise for J C Duncan:’Harald Hardrada as you’ve never seen him before! A fantastic storywritten by a fantastic author’ - Donovan Cook’Immersive and impeccably researched, JC Duncan brings HaraldHardrada’s epic journey to life with gripping authenticity’ - RichardCullen’A fresh, vibrant take on perhaps that most Viking of all Vikings,Harald Hardrada. Bloody, epic and full of detail, Duncan paints a vividpicture of Harald’s early life, as he battles his way into legend’ -Matthew Harffy