Sorry I haven't reviewed yet, just catching up! Ah, William finally meets Buffy. Tara and William are very resilent, but then survivalist usually know when to keep their mouths shut. Great update!

Author's Response: thanks for the review, glad you liked it

I am truly becoming engrossed in both your fic and the Viking/Norse lore & history you are relating.
I'm a (perpetual...LOL) BA candidate in history, but the times I've mostly learned of kinda skirt well around the majority of the Norse/Viking heyday.
I'm a historical re-enactor here in the US (Fla.) and have worked with some living history programs, too.. Tho' nothing I have worked with for those has been earlier than the 16th c. I've also done "SCA" off & on since 1979. I learned smidgeons about Norse culture over the years, chunks when I dated hunky guys (when I was young) w/Viking "personas" in the SCA. (Now I just have my Mr, (sometimes) Frisky (for the past 16 yrs this past mo.) who sometimes comes out to play as a Welsh/Celt and sometimes Elizabethan sailor & chanteyman). Also had a best friend back when who lived & breathed Byzantine, ranting on about Verangian Guards or somesuch; and had a roomie/galpal who did Rus, Norse, etc and does incredible work (even studied Russian). So, I learned small tidbits by osmosis.
Aside note: one of my former Viking hunks (an incredible artist) decided, as we lived about 100 mi apart, that if we were to write to one another, he had to spice it up: so, he sent me on mad quests when he sent me loveletters written in runic alphabets. I had to scurry to first find what language this was, then specific "dialects (?)"...then translate, read , then reply. Then became a game of various languages/alphabets...
BTW, I spin (wool & flax quite well, actually, but not so much with short fibre cotton), but DO NOT weave (truly suck at it...); I have what is called a "travelling wheel", 19th c., and also spin both supported & not supported with a drop spindle. I've raised both sheep and goats too, of my own, along w/most farm fowl.
Mr Frisky can weave with an Inkle loom, and is a blacksmith, & can do scrimshaw and a little carving.
Anyway, it was really cool seeing your pix & all, another living historian/re-enactor, and it is really, really great seeing your knowledge and research come alive on these pages through your tale. I was afraid (as a historian-type person, myself) that I'd hate it, but I'm really enjoying it.
Oh, and 'nother aside: as a late teen/early twenties, I had the chance to visit my cousin/godmother in ICELAND, as her husband was Admiral of the US base in Keflavik---however, my mother refused to allow me to go. I am still bummed about it.
~~K.~~
~~fyreburned~~
fyreburned@yahoo.com


Author's Response: thanks for the review, did you get my email?

Oh, honey! :) I'm stunned with admiration! :) Willow and Tara kissed, that was both sweet and hot. And Buffy and William kissed too ;) Very sweet. What a lovely chapter ! Please update soon, I wanna know if Connor will marry Tara :)

Author's Response: thank you so much, you made me cry happy tears

Awesome update! Can't wait for more!

Author's Response: many thanks, more on the way.

Very interesting, I really enjoyed this glimpse into William and Tara's day. I also enjoyed learning a bit more about Buffy's past. Great chapter!

Author's Response: thanks for the kind comments and thanks for the evview. more soon

Once again I am impressed with your detail

Author's Response: thanks, do you know this period of history? more soon and thank you for reviewing

Interesting details

Author's Response: are, but are you enjoying it? I hope so, thanks for the review. more soon

Thanks for the quick update! Another chapter full of lovely and interesting descriptions, I feel like I'm getting a bit of a history lesson without doing the hard work lol. Hope to see more soon!

Author's Response: i Hope its not a boring history lesson:) glad you enjoyed the chapter, more next week hopefully

So I wonder who Tara likes best? :) Buffy certainly is strong and smart.

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I like the way the Northman handle women having children without being married better. Seems as if women do have more rights (if they are free, that is).
Enjoyed the update :)

Author's Response: Free women had a lot more rights under Viking law than most people think possible. we lost it all, including the vote, when the Normans took over:( more soon

I just found this story today and I'm really loving it! The plot is intriguing, and all the detail you've put into it is wonderful. Can't wait to read more! :D

Author's Response: more soon, thanks for the review

Enjoying this very much so far.

My personal preference is not normally for the AU all human stories but I thought that I'd give this one a read because the time period intrigued me - so different from anything I've seen before.

The story is fascinating; you obviously know loads about this era. The little seemingly casual references that you throw in are great, I really liked William & Tara's shock at seeing the women's hair for example. Something so simple and which is taken so much for granted these days but which back then would have created such a different impression.

And you can spell and use grammar! I know it might not mean much to some people, but it's a real pet hate of mine. I've started to read other stories from new authors and just had to stop because the errors are so numerous and glaring that it spoils the story for me.

Looking forward to reading more soon.



Author's Response: thank you so much for your kind review. My spell and punctuation are atrotious, atrosious, dreadful, luckily my wonderful beta tames the punctuation monster who insists on eating every comma and full stop it can find! Hence people can actually read my writing. Hope you enjoy the rest. This is my favourite period in history.