Adversity

They say some people are favored by the gods. Others need to make their own luck. When Cora wandered out of the woods during a winter storm, she was on the brink of death. Lost in a strange land, with nothing but her unborn child, she threw herself at the mercy of the gods. But her story wasn't finished just yet, and the fates had other plans. A kindly woman delivers the child safely and gives her the chance to start anew. The troubles of the past are safely buried, a shining future is within reach. When a handsome warrior in the king's guard comes to town a few months later, the two begin to fall madly in love. But Cora has a deadly secret. And secrets have a way of coming to light. Every legend has to start somewhere… In a time when Vikings clashed against Romans, and whispers of magic held back the tides, a young woman staggered out of the forest and gave birth to a special child… The Viking TalesAdversity - the PrequelWarriorDefenderContenderAffinityHeroineVictory