Mythic Hearts: Anime Character Cards

Someone once told me “Mythic Hearts” sounds like the name of an anime. So naturally, I had to imagine my characters in an anime style! It took some careful prompting in Midjourney and some edits afterward, but here is what I came up with for Freyda, our healer heroine, and Leif, our roguish hunter. IContinue reading “Mythic Hearts: Anime Character Cards”

What Was Viking Yule Really Like?

Jól took place over three nights, starting with the midwinter solstice around December 21st. Unfortunately, the eddas we would normally turn to for information don’t contain many details about the celebrations. So what do we know? There was lots of feasting and drinking. What else would you expect from the Vikings? In a saga about KingContinue reading “What Was Viking Yule Really Like?”

Viking Völvas: Who Were These Magical Women?

As I write Whispers of a Sorceress, the second book in my Daughters of Valhalla series, I’ve been learning a lot about Viking* völvas. In the books, the character Haldis has been trained as a völva, or Viking seer. Born blind in one eye, which is all-white, and with a reddish-purple rash running down oneContinue reading “Viking Völvas: Who Were These Magical Women?”