Marianne Whiting
In 934 the English are fighting the Norse for supremacy over the North. Worship of the old Norse gods is
challenged by Christianity. Traditional loyalties are tested and when seen to fail, revenge can be swift and
violent. In Cumbria a man is outlawed and killed. His daughter is faced with a life of destitution and servitude.
Her only option is to appeal to the King of Norway to reverse his judgement on her father and allow her to
inherit the family farm. But Norway is far away and Sigrid is the penniless daughter of an outlaw with only
her wits and her skill with the sword to help her cause.
Shieldmaiden
Born and bred in Sweden, Marianne arrived in England in 1973 to do a one-year course at the University of Birmingham. She’s still here and still married to the, no longer so young, man who made her miss the boat home. She loves Vikings and the Lake District and both feature in her novel Shieldmaiden which was long-listed for the Rubery International Book Award. Marianne’s poetry has found its way into various magazines and anthologies but mainly she writes historical adventures with women at the centre of the action.
