Book description
When 17-year-old Rigg and his friend Ari hang a marauding wolf in the
wilds of medieval Greenland, they get much more than they bargained
for: a hint of werewolves, glimpses of human sacrifice to the old
Norse gods, and an encounter with a resourceful native girl that
changes their lives forever.
This adventure brings Rigg and Ari into conflict with Rigg's
grandfather, Erik the Red, the ruler of the Greenland Norse colony,
and with his daughter, Freydis, skilled in black magic. Rigg must
fight a mysterious warrior known only as Death Watcher and lead a
dangerous expedition to rescue his father, Leif Eriksson.
Based on history and Viking beliefs and customs, Viking
Terror is a striking tale of conflict between young and old,
pagan and Christian, Norse settlers and Greenland natives. The skill
and courage of Rigg and Ari are pitted against strong and wily
adversaries, with the survival of the new Norse colony in Greenland at stake.
Tom Henighan's numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
include The Maclean's Companion to Canadian Arts and Culture,
The Well of Time, and the YA novel Viking Quest
(2001). He lives in Ottawa, and teaches at Carleton University.
