Utterly gripping storytelling, and so very emotional. So, on the subject of historical accuracy, the setting of Torn Avenger probably hits the mark, but the drama that unfolds is based entirely on speculation. However, I thought it quite probable that some Vikings, tempted by the precious goods imported into Bjorgvin and the wealth of their merchants, raided the trading post the same way they were reputed to in the rest of the world. I combed the internet, but couldn’t find any information, surprisingly. Secondly, I wondered whether the Norwegians and their European invaders co-lived in peace or bloody confrontations occurred. Two strong civilizations met in that glimpse of time, one fading and the other blossoming, and that’s when my main characters’ fates were interwoven. According to local sources, although the Hanseatic League established a bureau in Bjorgvin (known today as Bergen) in 1360, trading may have started as early as the 1020s, while it is estimated that the Viking age of conquests and pillage ended late in the 11th century. Alv was to represent the last of the Viking raiders, and Roeland the first of European merchants to settle in Norway. With that in mind, writing Torn Avenger was problematic.įirstly, I wanted to set the story in a real period in history. I don’t continuously go and check facts, but I like to have the feeling that what I’m reading, albeit fictive, has a certain level of realism. NOTE TO MY READERSĪs a reader myself, I appreciate historical accuracy. This book wouldn’t be publishable without the kind and constructive feedback from my ever-faithful beta readers Desi, Doris, and Aaron. Your unconditional love is what keeps me going. Any resemblance to actual events, organizations or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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