The Taking Shore: The Vidarbjorn Saga, Book I

By Troy Harwood-Jones

THE TAKING SHORE

The Vidarbjǫrn Saga, Book I

A land beyond the world. A love too fierce to survive it.

In the year 1000 A.D., Leif Erikson sails west from Greenland, chasing the promise of Vinland. At his side is Ranhildr Ketilsd ttir-the only woman on his voyage, flame-haired, iron-willed, and unafraid to follow her own gods.

When Leif saves her from the sea, he proclaims his passion and wins her heart. For a season their love blooms. But Leif is a Christian, sworn to bring the Gospel across the waters. Ranhildr belongs to older rites, and will not be belittled.

He delays honouring her with marriage. She hardens. He desires her but cannot embrace her faith. And when they finally lie together, their vows fracture-pagan and Christian love colliding in betrayal.

In the end, Leif sails for glory, leaving her behind on Vinland's shores. She watches him go, heart broken, unbent.

Rooted in the Greenlander Saga and shaped by Norse fatalism, The Taking Shore (The Vi arbjǫrn Saga, Book I) is a tale of passion and betrayal, of gods and men, of love that burns too brightly to endure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 106969858X
• ISBN13: 9781069698582
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Troy Harwood-Jones
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"