THE NORTHMEN SAGA

In the ninth century, Norway was a land of fractured kingdoms, where jarls and petty rulers fought for control of the fjords and valleys. Born to a petty king, Harald Fairhair experiences his father's death and swears an oath that will change history.

Barely ten, young Harald must navigate treacherous allies and dangerous rivals as he embarks on a campaign more ambitious than any before — to unite all of Norway under a single crown. The cost will be high: love abandoned, friendships betrayed, and countless lives lost on the battlefield.

Exiled from Norway by his king, Rollo Ragnvaldsson sails west in search of land, wealth, and redemption. Branded an outlaw and forsaken by his kin, he carves a new path through the chaos of Frankia—where Norse raiders clash with Christian kingdoms and power hangs by a thread.

In a world of shifting loyalties and ruthless ambition, Rollo must decide what kind of legacy he will leave: the brutal legacy of a sea-king, or the uncertain promise of a settled life. But every oath has a cost, and the ghosts of Norway are never far behind.

After the death of their father, Norway fractures under the weight of ambition and old wounds. Eric Bloodaxe, the feared warlord and eldest son, seizes the throne through bloodshed—only to face a quiet but formidable rival: his younger brother Haakon, raised in the Christian court of Wessex.

As Haakon returns to claim his birthright, Norway teeters between two visions—one rooted in pagan tradition and warlike rule, the other in compromise, law, and an unfamiliar god. But kinship offers no shelter from betrayal, and the struggle for the soul of Norway will pit brother against brother in a brutal contest of swords, faith, and fate.

Olav Haraldsson, battle-hardened mercenary and baptized king, returns to Norway after years fighting in the wars of Europe—including in service to the Danes during their brutal conquest of England. But now, he dreams not of silver or glory—but of a free and Christian Norway, ruled by its own kings, not by foreign overlords.

Crowned amid chaos, Olav begins a ruthless campaign to unite the realm under the cross. His enemies are many: pagan chieftains, old allies turned rivals, and the growing shadow of Cnut the Great, who seeks to bind Norway into his North Sea empire. As rebellion takes root and loyalties fray, Olav must choose between the stability of compromise and the certainty of martyrdom.

After escaping the wreckage of Norway's civil war as a teenage fugitive, Harald Sigurdsson vanishes into the East—first to the court of Kievan Rus', then into the heart of the Byzantine Empire. There, he becomes a captain of the Varangian Guard, earning gold and glory in the wars of faraway lands—from the steppes of Anatolia to the walls of Constantinople.

But even as his legend grows abroad, Harald never forgets his homeland. He is a son of Norway. And one day, he means to return—not just to reclaim a kingdom, but to stake his claim among the greatest rulers of his age. He will stop at nothing to take his place at the center of it all.