The Golden Ax - Haakon, Book 1 Author:Eric Neilson WARRIOR, LEADER, LOVER, CONQUEROR... — HAAKON — OUT OF A VIOLENT AGE, when longships and broadswords rule the earth, comes the mightiest Viking warrior of them all - Haakon the Dark. A lusty, death-defying adventurer chosen by the gods as their avenging arm on earth, Haakon pledges his life to his noble quest. — THE GOLDEN ... more »AX
FORGED IN THE MYSTICAL FIRES OF ASGARD, the golden ax is a weapon of untold power. Whoever wields the awesome blade is imbued with the strength to slay armies. Of all mortal men only one is chosen to possess this terrible instrument of death - Haakon the Conqueror. But has he truly received a gift from the gods? Or is the ax an unholy curse of evil/ Only time will tell, as Haakon leads his small band of warriors in bloody battle against overwhelming odds, determined to save his lady love, the beautiful Rosamund, or die.« less
For being a rather old book, the story is well written and quite a good one. Eric Neilson provides and ideal story for being set in the time of the Vikings.