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Vanagard is a collaborative table-top story telling game.

When the 9 worlds were young, Yggdrasil was explored by the curious Vanfolk. Embark on adventure in this brand new collaborative story-telling game. Come and experience Vanagard, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/avalkauskas/vanagard

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LORDS OF THE ASH is now live!

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/215328/Fate-of-the-Norns-Ragnarok-Lords-of-the-Ash

Asgard and the Aesir gods are under siege by the Rime Jotun hoard. The Muspeli Jotuns search for Loki and Fenrir, while the Vanir try to remain neutral. Rumours abound that Nidhogg, the world devouring wyrm, has escaped his imprisonment. Ragnarok's Sword Age is afoot!

Lords of the Ash is the second full sized lore book for the Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok universe. This book works in conjunction with the Core Rulebook to add valuable details to your adventuring world. Lords of the Ash contains: - An overview of the divine races - Exploration into the realms of gods and giants - Five new player archetypes - Three new player immortal archetypes - A host of new powers and skills - A hoard of monsters that populate the worlds of the immortals - Magical items of epic power and renown - Several adventures suitable for 2 to 6 players

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Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok - Grab your Core Rulebook, your Futhark runes and 2-5 friends and go on a Viking adventure! This table-top RPG brings you into the heart of Fimbulwinter, during the Axe Age of Ragnarok.http://drivethrurpg.com/product/112998/Fate-of-the-Norns-Ragnarok

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The Fate of the Norns

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Are you ready to embark on Viking high adventure? FAFNIR'S TREASURE is a great introduction into the Fate of the Nornse Universe. Assemble an adventuring group with your friends and hunt for the fabled treasure of Sigurd, the Nibelungs, and Fafnir the dragon! http://drivethrurpg.com/product/109386/Fate-of-the-Norns-Ragnarok--Fafnirs-Treasure

Author: Andrew Valkauskas

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HORN OF THE KRAKEN - 10th century Midgard: King Harald Fairhair has died and his sons fight for the throne. Pagan meets Christian as Erik Bloodaxe squares off against Haakon the Good. Haakon has obtained a relic of unimaginable power, and it up to a band of intrepid Viking heroes to pull off the heist of the century! http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/151000/Horn-of-the-Kraken

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THE ILLUMINATED EDDA contains the entire Volsung-Nibelung cycle. The moment they met, the Volsung hero Sigurd and the Valkyrie Brynhild formed a bond that would endure beyond death... but it was a love affair that was doomed from the beginning. The complete story is faithfully retold within the pages of the Illuminated Edda.https://www.amazon.com/Illuminated-Edda-Andrew-Valkauskas/dp/0994024061/

Author: Andrew Valkauskas

Artist: Kevin Nichols

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The Dvergar were a pivotal and industrious people, creating the most wondrous of magic items: Thor's hammer Mjolnir, Frey's folding boat Skidbladnir, among many others. What other ones do you know of? All of their stories are retold within the pages of the ILLUMINATED EDDA.

http://drivethrurpg.com/product/198458/The-Illuminated-Edda

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Author: Andrew Valkauskas

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The ILLUMINATED EDDA explores Thor's bloodline and his various wives, mistresses and resulting children. Challenge of the day: who can name everyone in the family portrait? For a giant dose of Viking myths, as well as the answers, check out the Illuminated Edda! http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/198458/The-Illuminated-Edda

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Art: Natasa Ilincic

Author: Andrew Valkauskas

The Illuminated Edda - an excerpt from the Havamal (Odin's Wisdom): Loddfafnir dug into Odin’s reasoning, “But what do you say about gossip?” “A cleaver man knows how to ask questions and how to best answer them,” Odin replied “Without this discipline over your own mouth, one can easily get into trouble. Gossip is insidious and it will grasp both the wise and the fool. The longer you talk the deeper the hole that you dig for yourself. Don’t mock another, especially behind their back. Laughter isn’t a measure of your wit, but rather a measure of your foolishness.”

https://www.amazon.com/Illuminated-Edda-Andrew-Valkauskas/dp/0994024061/

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Lords of the Ash will have the largest bestiary to date. Awe inspiring creatures that inhabit the worlds of Yggdrasil will be ready to populate your adventures. Behold the Glaistig who appeared in the Illuminated Edda. Hod searched for Miming the Glaistig in order to secure the magic sword he needed for his fight against Baldur (Gesta Danorum).

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Artist: Anastasia Ovchinnikova

http://www.fateofthenorns.com

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Have a great Yule! We will see you in the new year!

The Illuminated Edda

Author: Andrew Valkauskas

Artist: Kevin Nichols, Natasa Ilincic, Sveta Ignatova

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The Viking tales of gods, giants and heroes come alive within the pages of the Illuminated Edda. Visit the majestic city of Asgard- home of the gods. Fight legendary dragons alongside Sigurd, renowned hero. Witness the creation of the world tree Yggdrasil along with the awesome worlds that hang upon its branches. Get entwined in Loki’s schemes as he saves the gods from disaster, and then witness as he makes matters worse.

The Illuminated Edda contains a brand-new translation of the Poetic and Prose Eddas by Andrew Valkauskas. This illustrated translation has been rewritten using contemporary prose making it a pleasure to read. Get the authenticity and truthful ness of the stories without having to worry about the complexity of older academic translations. These faithful works have been painstakingly ordered into a chronology that offers a compelling overarching storyline. All the gaps in the narrative have been rounded out with the author’s own tales involving the heroes and villains of the Viking age.

Over 600 pages are devoted to the exploration of the ancient beliefs of the Viking age. Every page is illuminated with unique evocative art. Barriers are shattered as adjacent mythologies are explored in conjunction with the Norse myths. This offers a new and unique view into what these mighty explorers may have faced as they raided and traded with their neighbours. The Illuminated Edda contains…

• All 35 poems found in traditional Poetic Eddas

• The Prose Edda (Gylfaginning and Skaldskaparmal)

• Rare works such as Heidrek the Wise

• Select stories from the Celtic myths (Lebor Gabala)

• Handpicked stories from the Welsh myths (Mabinogion)

• Select stories from the Finnish epic The Kalevala

• Handpicked stories from the Baltic myths

• Select stories from the Inuit myths

• Bonus sagas that come from the imaginative mind of Andrew Valkauskas

• An extensive glossary of characters, magical items and places

• A simple story telling game using the Futhark runes

• Beautiful and inspiring artwork from talented artists to enhance and delight your senses.

Come and discover the genuine history of the Vikings, from the mind of the author who has researched and made Viking history his passion for the last 25 years.

Story video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHzN67loA0

Full review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A14ybfgJi2c

"Andrew Valkauskas and his talented team of artists have produced a truly remarkable and encyclopedic mythological compendium. Filling in the gaps in the surviving record with Valkauskas' own imaginative understanding of Viking Age mythology and providing supple and powerful retellings of traditional myth, along with parallel myths from other European cultures, this book gives vivid life to a lost thought-world that yet still resonates with us today."- Dr. Carolyne Larrington (Professor in Medieval English Literature, Oxford)

"THE ILLUMINATED EDDA is one of the most beautiful books I have ever had the pleasure to read. Couple this welcoming, sink-into-the-book presentation with the clarity and accessibility of the author's translation, and you've got the essential reference. This opens the door for the layperson to experience the root lore and enjoy the Eddas as saga. Bravo! This should delight librarians (like me), fantasy lovers (like me), gamers (like me), and just plain readers (like me), and should be in every school where English is used. Thank you!"- Ed Greenwood, author and game designer, creator of The Forgotten Realms

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We are very pleased to the announce the launch of the ILLUMINATED EDDA. Within this book you will find accurate translations of the Poetic & Prose Eddas, written in modern English. The Norse myths are gloriously illustrated throughout the book. Experience the diversity of the Viking Age as adjacent mythologies are also presented and explored (Celtic, Welsh, Finnish, Baltic and Inuit). 630 pages includes a handy glossary of every name, place and magical relic. http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/198458/The-Illuminated-Edda