the Valkyrie's your captain.


Elvis might be bardically setting the pace with a swivel of the hips, but he's not the King of the ship -- the chainmail bikini wearing Valkyrie's definitely running this historical line-up of a crew.

From the blurb inside I gather there's a Vikings versus Mongols story in the weird post-death Riverworld, which is why the Valkyrie, but I've always wondered if Farmer's mashup fantasy world tends to the too farcical? Anyone read this, and if so, does the one story stand alone, or do you have to have read all five novels beforehand to get it? Anyhow, I thought the Viking ship cover with its chooser of the slain leading her slain at oars was a NorsePlay worth presenting here.

[1992 CE book cover by Don Punchatz.]

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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.

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