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Odd Tangle-Hair Saga Series

This saga chronicles the journey of a determined young man navigating the turbulent end of the Viking age. It delves into the clash between ancient traditions and emerging faiths, as well as the fierce pursuit of family honor and personal survival. Readers will embark on perilous voyages across stormy seas and into distant lands, facing challenges, political intrigue, and unexpected alliances. This epic trilogy charts a path of self-discovery, resilience, and the enduring spirit against a backdrop of historical upheaval.

Odin's Child
The Ice Queen
The Varangian

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    Odin's Child

    • 414 pages
    • 15 hours of reading
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    Set against the backdrop of a fading Viking age, the story follows Odd Tangle-Hair as he confronts a violent old grudge linked to his family's honor and their shift from the old gods to Christianity. Forced to leave Iceland after escalating conflict, Odd embarks on a perilous journey across the seas with a mismatched crew. Their adventures take them through Lapland, Norway, Finland, and Russia, where Odd joins a renegade prince. This tale is the first in a trilogy chronicling Odd's life and struggles.

    Odin's Child
  2. 2

    The Ice Queen

    • 294 pages
    • 11 hours of reading
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    Set against a backdrop of political intrigue and danger, the story follows Odd Tangle-Hair as he becomes the skald to Harald, a renegade Norwegian prince. Caught in a power struggle between Harald and Ingigerd, the scheming Grand Princess of Novgorod, Odd faces manipulation and seduction. As tensions rise with a Pecheneg horde threatening Kiev, he must rely on his cunning to save the city and navigate the treacherous landscape of loyalty and betrayal.

    The Ice Queen
  3. 3

    The Varangian

    • 344 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    The Varangian is the final entry in Bruce Macbain's Odd Tangle-Hair Saga and brings Odd's challenging adventures to a climactic and satisfying finish. On a secret diplomatic mission to the Emperor's court in Miklagard, the Viking's name for Constantinople, Odd meets the members of the fearsome Varangian Guard whose elite Viking members served as the Emperor's personal bodyguards. Harald, his former master and the man he's been sent to murder, now serves among the guards. Court intrigue and imperial dynastic disputes provide the backdrop for the conflict between Odd and Harald. Like Odin's Child and The Ice Queen before it, The Varangian is dictated by Odd to a young scribe whose own life is changed by the telling of the tale.

    The Varangian