Raven: Sons of Thunder
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Authors: Giles Kristian
THUNDER
The Second RAVEN Adventure
Giles Kristian
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Sons of Thunder
is for my parents, who sent the wind and turned the tide
Also by Giles Kristian
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NORSEMEN
Osric (Raven)
Sigurd the Lucky, a jarl
Olaf (Uncle), shipmaster of
Serpent
Knut, steersman of
Serpent
Bragi the Egg, shipmaster of
Fjord-Elk
Kjar, steersman of
Fjord-Elk
Asgot, a godi
Svein the Red
Black Floki
Bjarni, brother of Bjorn
Bjorn, brother of Bjarni
Bram the Bear
Bothvar
Arnvid
Aslak
Gunnar
Halfdan
Halldor, cousin of Floki
Hastein
Hedin
Gap-toothed Ingolf
Kalf
Orm
Osk
Osten
Ulf
Yrsa Pig-nose
WESSEXMEN
Ealdred, an ealdorman
Cynethryth, his daughter
Father Egfrith, a monk
Penda
Mauger
Baldred
Cynric
Gytha
Ulfbert
Wiglaf
FRANKS
King/Emperor Karolus (Charlemagne)
Alcuin, his adviser
Fulcarius, commander of the shore guard
Radulf, a reeve
Bernart, a soldier
Arthmael, a soldier
Winigis, a fisherman
Borgon, bishop of Aix-la-Chapelle
Arno, a priest
DANES
Steinn, son of Inge
Rolf
GODS
Óðin, the All-Father. God of warriors and war, wisdom and poetry
Frigg, wife of Óðin
Thór, slayer of giants and god of thunder. Son of Óðin
Baldr, the beautiful. Son of Óðin
Týr, Lord of Battle
Loki, the Mischiefmonger. Father of lies
Rán, Mother of the Waves
Njörd, Lord of the Sea and god of wind and flame
Frey, god of fertility, marriage and growing things
Freyja, goddess of love and sex
Hel, both the goddess of the underworld and the place of the dead, specifically those who perish of sickness or old age
Völund, god of the forge and of experience
Eir, a healing goddess and handmaiden of Frigg
Heimdall, Warden of the gods
MYTHOLOGY
Aesir, the Norse gods
Midgard, the place where men live. The world
Asgard, home of the gods
Valhöll, Óðin’s hall of the slain
Yggdrasil, the World-Tree. A holy place for the gods
Bifröst, the Rainbow-Bridge connecting the worlds of the gods and men
Ragnarök, Doom of the gods
Valkyries, Choosers of the slain
Norns, the three weavers who determine the fates of men
Fenrir, the mighty Wolf
Jörmungand, the Midgard-Serpent
Hugin (Thought), one of the two ravens belonging to Óðin
Munin (Memory), one of the two ravens belonging to Óðin
Mjöllnir, the magic hammer of Thór