Viking Tales: Snorri's Gold

When Atli Helgason encounters a blind poet in the marketplace of Lundenwic shouting at a stormy sky about a lost treasure, his first thought is to walk by. He has no idea that his life is about to change forever. But something in the old man's ravings sparks a memory, for Atli's grandfather had told him a tale about a lost hoard of gold and silver -- a true tale of betrayal and stolen wealth exactly like the one falling from the old man's mouth. So on impulse, Atli accepts the poet's invitation to recount the full story in exchange for a meal.The poet not only knows the full tale, but he also knows where the treasure is hidden -- far off in the wastes of distant Scotland -- because he is one of those who buried it more than thirty years before. He offers to guide Atli to the hoard, but Atli and his companions have no ship to take them there, and the overland journey is far too perilous to risk on such a thin promise of wealth. Yet Atli and his friends are game for the sea voyage to Scotland. They steal a ship belonging to a Danish warlord, Sven Havardson, who strikes out after them to recover the ship and seize the gold for himself.A harrowing race ensues that takes Atli and his ship, the Sea Hawk, to hostile Frankland, around the vast island of Britain, and into the depths of savage Scotland while they strive to stay one jump ahead of the merciless Sven.In Snorri's Gold, historical novelist Jason Vail brings readers another thrilling, non-stop tale of Viking action and adventure that you won't be able to put down until the end. Feel the wind and spray on your face as you accompany Atli and his companions aboard the nimble Sea Hawk as they sail around Britain in search of lost treasure.