Oddn thought she'd be able to put it all behind her. The slavery, the degradation. That brute seaking, rlygr Thrasason, who had dashed every hope for her bright future that summer day he kidnapped her at sea. Before then, she had anticipated nothing more in life than reunion with her father; a vast new world to explore on his estate in Iceland. Instead, that long-awaited voyage had led her straight into rlygr's bed.
But she is not the only one to crave retribution for rlygr's far-reaching crimes. Now this young merchant has shown up from nowhere, Vermundr Grenja arson, with plans to avenge his family's honor. At last, Oddn 's smoldering rage and hate find an opportunity for retribution as she aids Vermundr in her master's downfall. But now she sees her lust for revenge is not so easily satisfied. Not while she carries rlygr's child.
ODDN EINARSD TTIR: a young woman fighting through the wasteland left of her life after three years in bondage. A teenage mother torn between loathing and a guilty desire to accept the child of her rape. This is the story of a spirit unbreakable. Passion, resilience, brutality and anguish unfold against a rich backdrop of medieval slavery, civil war, and the day-to-day life of 10th century Norway.