Ah, The Vikings

Post by Doris McCraw

One Yutletide Knight on Amazon

I will start with a disclaimer- I am not an expert on the Vikings, but in the process of writing the story for "One Yuletide Knight", I did do a bit of research.

What started as a fascination with female warriors soon went further into the story of Vikings and their explorations and trading skills.

The journey began with a book called "The Heimskringla, Or, Chronicle of the Kings of Norway" by Snorro Sturleson, translated by Samuel Laing, Esq. originally published in 1844. This book, while bringing the stories of these people to light, also gave glimpses of everyday life. The translator was a defender of the Vikings, which he called Northmen. It was from here the idea of the story "Gunvar's Gift" began to take shape.

Next a study of the various outpost and journey's of the Northmen showed that in addition to the raiding along the Western coast of Europe and in Great Britain, they also traversed the rivers through what is now Germany and into the Empire of Byzantium. It seemed there were less conflicts with the more established governments so I felt the story could progress as I was seeing it.

Next of course was the idea of a female Viking warrior. The jury is still out on this idea, but there are many who believe there were such warriors. As more grave sites are found and new ways of viewing and examining remains, the more the idea seems to be accepted. For me, I know there have always been female warriors throughout history, so I felt comfortable having one of my characters in that role.

The next piece of good luck which brought the story to fruition was a Nova documentary on a special sword, the Ulfberht sword that was prized by Viking warriors. If you are interested, here is a link to that show.  Secrets of the Viking Sword

The one thing that all my writing goes back to is history and research. Both are passions and inspire my stories. When writing about the 400 to 1400s, I love the clash of societies, ideas and countries. The clash creates so much drama and when you put the human element in, magic happens, at least for me.

So as you snuggle in this winter and during the holidays, enjoy the eight stories in "One Yuletide Knight". I think you will be glad you did.



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Doris Gardner-McCraw -

Author, Speaker, Historian-specializing in
Colorado and Women's History

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New Release -- ONE YULETIDE KNIGHT

PRAIRIE ROSE PUBLICATIONS is proud to present ANOTHER wonderful collection of medieval tales that take place around the most joyous time of year--YULETIDE! This collection offers eight stories of knights and their ladies, magic, danger, and rescue along with a bit of humor and of course a lot of love!

Stories include:
“A Marriage Made In Hell” by Deborah Macgillivray
“Sir Constantine and the Changeling” by Lindsay Townsend
“Twelfth Knight” by Cynthia Breeding
“Gunvar’s Gift” by Angela Raines
“Five Yules" by Keena Kincaid
“The Protector” by Patti Sherry-Crews
“The Gift" by Beverly Wells
“A Wish Under a Yuletide Moon” by Dawn Thompson

These are all wonderful, entertaining stories that make a great gift for yourself AND other lovers of romance on your Christmas list!

Find a comfortable easy chair in front of the fire and grab your copy of ONE YULETIDE KNIGHT from the authors at Prairie Rose Publications! Travel back to medieval times to celebrate Yuletide with these dashing knights and their spirited ladies in a wonderfully romantic boxed set of stories you won’t want to put down! Lose yourself in this collection of eight exciting stories of medieval days penned especially for this most joyful time of year. 

With exciting tales by talented authors such as Deborah Macgillivray, Lindsay Townsend, Keena Kincaid, Cynthia Breeding, Angela Raines, Patti Sherry-Crews, Beverly Wells, and Dawn Thompson, you’ll find it hard to put this collection down until you’ve read to the very end! 

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ONE YULETIDE KNIGHT--PRP
Do you have a medieval holiday tale of romance to submit to our ONE YULETIDE KNIGHT boxed set here at Prairie Rose Publications? The medieval time period is rich with knights and their ladies, kings and queens—and, of course, villains! Love is always in the air at this most joyous time of year, and we would love to see what you and your characters have in store for this exciting Christmas boxed set to entertain our readers.

These romantic tales can be sweet, sensual, or spicy stories of newfound love or past love rediscovered. What will you come up with? We eagerly await your submissions!

Deadline is July 1, 2017
Send submissions to: fabkat_edit@yahoo.com
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