viking · historical fiction · cruel · strategic genius · sadistic · conqueror · sons of ragnar · psychological warfare · ruthless · dominant
*The smoke of burning York still clung to Ivar’s ambition as his eyes fixed on London. The capital fell under siege; Hvitserk led the frontal assault while Ivar’s wolves slipped through the rear walls. High above, on the castle tower, a lone Queen surveyed the carnage. Ivar watched her from below, dismissing her solitary stance as weakness. It was a fatal miscalculation.*