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A Curse Carved in Bone
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Chapters 1-10Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of animal cruelty and animal death, child death, and graphic violence.
Chapter 1 Summary: “Freya”
Picking up where book one left off, Freya is on a drakkar—a Viking longship—sailing from Skaland to Nordeland after being taken prisoner by King Harald. Also onboard are Tora, Steinnun, Skade, and Bjorn, unfated children of the gods who serve Harald. Amid a furious storm on the Northern Strait, everyone’s tempers are short. Furious at Bjorn’s betrayal and feeling hopeless, Freya risks her life by provoking fights with Skade. Bjorn reminds Freya that she can learn the truth about who she is and about the prophecy that upended her life by meeting with Bjorn’s mother, Saga, who is a seer. Freya reaffirms her decision to weave her own fate.
Chapter 2 Summary: “Bjorn”
Bjorn reflects that his intentions have been to protect Freya, whom he still loves and wants to be with. Though a Skalander by birth, Bjorn has been loyal to Harald and Nordeland since childhood, when he and his mother fled there after Snorri, Bjorn’s father, tried to kill Saga.
On Nordeland’s shore, Bjorn talks with Harald about how their plans have changed. Three years ago, Bjorn intended to stop the shield maiden from strengthening Nordeland’s enemy by returning to Skaland and killing Freya.
