The Rune Master of Denmark

Time: 624 C. E. Place: Northern Europe Between the time of the fall of the Druids and the Rise of the Sea Kings came Argi. Runes in hand. "The Necromancer's Apprentice" A power rises in the North. One that promises peace and prosperity. Decent men rally to Baldur Bjornson, King of Denmark and Kattegat. But new prosperity attracts old envy and greed. The King is menaced by powerful enemies. Master of Runes Argi and his wife Aluko, who has powers of her own, are called from their small village to Denmark. Argi's runes are tested against unlawful magic in the harrowing events that take place. "The 18 Spells of Odin" Argi is given charge of a cannibal from Jutland who claims to have a secret, one about a cancer that is eating at the kingdom from the inside. To get this secret he must learn all of the spells of Odin. This leads him on a quest that brings Hel, the daughter of Loki, to Denmark where she makes a prophesy about Argi and his magical family. "The Death of King Ragnar Lothbrok", the true story --Ragnar is captured by the King of Northumbria who tasks a priest with recording his life story before he is executed. The abbot is a secret descendant of Argi; the tale that he hears is shocking. Retribution comes from Denmark, yet even amid the horrors of war the magical family survives.