In a quaint, secluded viking village on the outer edge of civilization, devout fisherman Aric lives a simple, happy life under the reign of Odin and the godlike Aesir. Aric's faith and peaceful human life are shattered when an unnatural winter lays waste to his village and claim the lives of his wife and daughter. As if things couldn't get worse even Aric's suicide attempt fails when the battle-scarred valkyrie, Brunhilda stumbles across his path. Brunhilda is on a quest for a legendary spear to use against the Jotnar, the feral race of people from the desolate, frozen realm to the north. Severely injured with a squad of Jotnar in pursuit, Brunhilda, the prideful Aesir, must do the unthinkable--ask a human for help. As Thor leads the Aesir Army in a conventional war against the Jotnar, Brunhilda and Aric search for the one weapon capable of piercing the magic barrier protecting the Jotnar's enigmatic leader, Suttungr. Far behind enemy lines a host of obstacles stand in their way even before they come face-to-face with an ancient, powerful dragon; the last thing standing between them and their objective. To that end Brunhilda must unite a motley crew along the way: a plucky human woman with a mysterious past, a Jotnar turned reluctant ally, and a hidden village with allegiance to no one. During their trials and travels Aric and Brunhilda learn that for all of their differences the humans, Aesir, and even the Jotnar have much in common.
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