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God of Vengeance (The Rise of Sigurd, #1) God of Vengeance by Giles Kristian
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“Sword and shield, flesh and bone, I am your man, Sigurd Haraldarson. As long as the sun shines and the world endures, henceforth and for evermore.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“As with all the stories, there's always smoke before the fire kindles.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“It is wiser to stand in front of the bear than to turn his back to him.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“Even the old hounds can bite.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“A good voice is like a good sword or a good saga. It doesn't get made over night. It requires time.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“Wolf is aware that he's wolf.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“...a warrior with one arm can be deadlier than the one with both hands, who is happy when holding a horn of mead in one hand, and a girl in another”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“A warrior must learn to be patient,just like he must to learn wielding a sword and a shield”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“Even war gods fear their wives, then, Sigurd reflected sourly. 'She is already warping my ear for taking three sons into the same fight,' Harald went on. 'If I took you too she would make what you did to Olaf look like a kiss on the cheek.' He frowned. 'Look now! Her eyes are into us like cat's claws.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“Even the wolf shall stand down when a villager sets down his hounds on him.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“A gift to a gift.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“An oath between a war leader and his warriors is a double edged sword. An oath is measured and must be balance”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“I would say that in the winter of their lives, they are simply forgetful because they always think about the past. Like the old dog, whose legs are shaking in dreams while he dreams about running again across the fields.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“It's like a serpent advising a fish how to walk.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“...when you're trying to play tafl with the gods, they can turn over the board, out of rage or wrath. They're capricious.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“Craftiness is a better weapon than the sword.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“Every fool can bloodstain a sword, and then be cut down to pieces.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“...a cold iron can drive away sinister spirits and evil fate.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“A man is free if he holds a spear in one hand, and the sword in the other...”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“Let the enemy see the sword in my hand,but not the long dagger which I keep behind the back”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance
“your father is not bothered with the weight of silver,but the weight of meaning.No one wants to be under other's boot,not even the king's.”
Giles Kristian, God of Vengeance