They stole her birthright. She'll earn it back in blood—and claim three legendary warriors in the process.
Brynhild Stormborn returns home after five years of proving herself as an undefeated shieldmaiden. Her uncle sits in her father's seat. The council dismissed her because she's a woman.
They're about to learn their mistake.
She invokes an ancient law: defeat three champions in combat, and the jarldom is hers. Win, and she can bind the defeated warriors to her service through blood oaths. Lose even once, and she's exiled forever.
The champions are impossible. Viggo the Unfallen—six feet eight inches of pure warrior who's never been defeated. Kael Wolfsblood''a berserker whose rage leaves only corpses behind. Leif Ironheart—a tactical genius who's won fifty battles.
She'll have to beat them all.
But victory isn't the end. It's the beginning. Because when she defeats them, when they swear blood oaths to serve her, the real challenge starts: learning to command three fierce warriors who are sworn to protect her, serve her, worship her.
Three men bound by honor. One woman who earned them through combat. And enemies who'll do anything to prove a female jarl with male warriors is doomed to fail.
They think she's weak for choosing warriors.
She'll show them that strength isn't about standing alone—it's about building something worth fighting for.
Can one shieldmaiden claim her throne, earn her warriors, and revolutionize what it means to be powerful?
Only if the shield-wall holds.
Genre: Fantasy
Brynhild Stormborn returns home after five years of proving herself as an undefeated shieldmaiden. Her uncle sits in her father's seat. The council dismissed her because she's a woman.
They're about to learn their mistake.
She invokes an ancient law: defeat three champions in combat, and the jarldom is hers. Win, and she can bind the defeated warriors to her service through blood oaths. Lose even once, and she's exiled forever.
The champions are impossible. Viggo the Unfallen—six feet eight inches of pure warrior who's never been defeated. Kael Wolfsblood''a berserker whose rage leaves only corpses behind. Leif Ironheart—a tactical genius who's won fifty battles.
She'll have to beat them all.
But victory isn't the end. It's the beginning. Because when she defeats them, when they swear blood oaths to serve her, the real challenge starts: learning to command three fierce warriors who are sworn to protect her, serve her, worship her.
Three men bound by honor. One woman who earned them through combat. And enemies who'll do anything to prove a female jarl with male warriors is doomed to fail.
They think she's weak for choosing warriors.
She'll show them that strength isn't about standing alone—it's about building something worth fighting for.
Can one shieldmaiden claim her throne, earn her warriors, and revolutionize what it means to be powerful?
Only if the shield-wall holds.
Genre: Fantasy
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