This kingdom is far less extravagant due to an attack of a dragon – the cause of king Beowulf’s death, but that wasn’t her only disappointment. She soon meets the pending king, and he is not at all what she expects. He’s the sixteen year old, Rune, barely fit for the role of a king. Although her first impression of Rune was not what she expected, events turn for the better when she finds him in grave danger and arrives at the scene to help save him. Hild herself turns out to be the unlikely hero, not the damsel in distress that female characters so often are. This turns out to be a great theme in the novel, which is what really surprised me as a
This kingdom is far less extravagant due to an attack of a dragon – the cause of king Beowulf’s death, but that wasn’t her only disappointment. She soon meets the pending king, and he is not at all what she expects. He’s the sixteen year old, Rune, barely fit for the role of a king. Although her first impression of Rune was not what she expected, events turn for the better when she finds him in grave danger and arrives at the scene to help save him. Hild herself turns out to be the unlikely hero, not the damsel in distress that female characters so often are. This turns out to be a great theme in the novel, which is what really surprised me as a