Hopefully it’s alright to post this here as some inspiration.

Hopefully it’s alright to post this here as some inspiration.

Hopefully it’s alright to post this here as some inspiration. If not I’m more than happy to remove it. I recently just finished reading this comic and thought that it reminded me quite a bit of a game of Sagas of the Icelanders. The only real difference being that the story takes place around a farmstead in Scotland’s Orkney Islands rather than Iceland. Nonetheless it’s a great story involving the sort of betrayal and bloodshed that you’d expect from a Viking Saga.

There’s a greedy relative, a mysterious wanderer come to reclaim his birthright. Questions about faith to the Gods whether they be Norse or otherwise. Honour called into question, false romance, surviving a harsh winter. A rumour of a monster and being cursed by the Gods (really the hero pulling a ruse), Norse mythologic symbolism. Everything you could want from a good Game of Sagas of the Icelanders. It doesn’t stop there the MC (or in this case writer) makes sure to throw the characters a few curve balls that they weren’t expecting. Honestly I’d recommend that MCs read this for inspiration when they run Sagas.

3 thoughts on “Hopefully it’s alright to post this here as some inspiration.”

  1. Aaron Griffin I think that’s because they’re all arranged based on where the stories are located. I bought the first titled “Anglo-Saxon Sagas” (really British Isles including Ireland) yesterday. I though the Sven the Returned storyline was particularly good for Sagas of the Icelanders.

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