Henry Myers

This story follows the life of an Icelandic sea king at the turn of the millennium 1000 AD. The Norse gods are under attack from King Olaf of Norway and his Christian priests. Ericsson and his band risk it all leaving home behind to save their gods from extinction.

This engaging book follows an Icelandic Sea-King and his son Eric as Christianity and "modern" ways threaten to do away with the old gods and ways. A Thrall captured in another land and a priest with ambitions combine forces to overthrow the Sea-King's family and force a journey to the ends of the Earth. Myers skillfully puts the scent and details of the old Icelandic sagas into novel form.