One year ago Jarl Ulf left your twin and you in charge of the city of Kanaug to join the three sons of Ragnar in what would later be called "The Great Heathen Army". Twelve months of peace later, an unexpected yet familiar face returns from England with news not of victory, but of war.
Sharpen your weapons and your mind, child of Skarde, for the seas before you are rough and your battles bloody.
Demo | Unreleased
Ko-Fi | Patreon - Your support is very appreciated no matter what
Customize your play: first name, gender, pronouns, clothing and appearance, and choose a weapon that suits your play-through.
Interact with several companions on your journey, each with their own unique paths. Relationships can develop platonically or romantically, with poly routes available on romance routes for some characters.
Name and interact with your own animal companion (canine or feline) and horse.
Exact your revenge for what's been taken from you and your line, or find a peaceful solution. Either way, the children of Skarde will leave their own legacy in history.
Thorin Olafsson (cis man) (he/him) : your childhood best friend and current bearer of bad news | Demiromantic pansexual | Poly routes: Ingemar | description
Eydis Ulfsdóttir (cis woman) (she/they) : the third child of Ulf who has just returned from several years away in Ribe, Denmark | Alloromantic Pansexual | Poly routes: Majida | description
Sigurd (agender) (he/they) : born into slavery, he has spent his whole life crafting and working on boats - the lifeblood of Viking culture | Panromantic asexual | description
Björn Grimsson (cis man) (he/him) : a jarl raiding with the Great Heathen Army | Alloromantic omnisexual | Poly route: Æsc | description
Æsc Stone (nonbinary) (they/them) : an ex-Christian who has converted to the Norse religion, and current translator for Jarl Bjorn | Alloromantic pansexual | Poly routes: Björn | description
Majida (cis woman) (she/her) : a recently freed slave originally from the Middle East, and now the fiercest warrior on the shores of England | Demiromantic demisexual | Poly routes: Eydis | description
Ingemar Einarsson (trans man) (he/him) : son and heir of Einar Haraldsson | Alloromantic omnisexual | Poly route: Thorin | description
People of Interest
Glossary
RO masterlist
Ves also writes @sinners-if - a villain romance IF
Their main problem interact is @veswrites-if where they blog random - mostly queer - shit
@twomoons-if is a high fantasy wip currently on hiatus
Warnings: "Manna-Heim" will be rated 18+ (M) for blood, graphic violence, crude language, sexual content, mentions of slavery, mentions of sexual abuse, drug and alcohol use, and other graphic content.
Real Norse life, mythology, and history differ from what is commonly shown in modern media. Some things will be changed slightly for plot reasons, but otherwise I will be endeavoring to remain historically accurate with the exception of homophobia, racism, and sexism. While these are a major issue both in the past and present, for the sake of the story I will be writing these through rose-colored glasses.
If you have an issue or see an inaccuracy, please send an ask and I will either explain my decision or adjust.
This story sounds interesting. Is it still happening?
Thank you for your interest! It still is, but the author had a lot dumped on their plate this past year and unfortunately my writing has taken most of the cuts. I’m still working on all of my projects, but to be completely open this one has been on the back burner for awhile.
I love this story and I know where I want to go with it, so I can’t wait for the time to get back into it!
One year ago Jarl Ulf left your twin and you in charge of the city of Kanaug to join the three sons of Ragnar in what would later be called "The Great Heathen Army". But twelve months of peace later, an unexpected familiar face returns from England with news not of victory, but of war.
Sharpen your weapons and mind, child of Skarde, for the seas before you are rough and your battles bloody.
Demo - Prologue (April 1, 2022)
Ko-Fi
Customize your play: first name, gender, clothing and appearance, and choose a weapon that suits your play-through
Romance or befriend seven companions, each with their own unique story, with five poly routes available. Romance is not required.
Name and interact with an animal companion and horse
Exact your revenge for what's been taken from you or find a peaceful solution, and leave your own legacy in Norse history
Thorin Olafsson (cis man) (he/him) : your childhood best friend and current bearer of bad news | Pansexual | Poly routes: Eydis and Ingemar | description
Eydis Ulfsdóttir (cis woman) (she/they) : the third child of Ulf who has just returned from several years in Ribe, Denmark | Pansexual | Poly routes: Thorin or Majida | description
Sigurd (cis man) (he/they) : born into slavery, he has spent his whole life crafting and working on boats - the lifeblood of Viking culture | Panromantic asexual | description
Björn Grimsson (cis man) (he/him) : a jarl raiding with the Great Heathen Army | Omnisexual | Poly route: Æsc | description
Æsc Stone (nonbinary) (they/them) : an ex-Christian who has converted to the Norse religion, and current translator for Jarl Bjorn | Pansexual | poly routes: Björn | description
Majida (cis woman) (she/her) : a recently freed slave originally from the Middle East, and now the fiercest warrior on the shores of England | Demisexual | Poly routes: Eydis | description
Ingemar Einarsson (trans man) (he/him) : son and heir of Einar Haraldsson | Omnisexual | Poly route: Thorin | description
People of Interest
Glossary
RO masterlist
Olive also writes @sinners-if - a villain romance IF
Warnings: "Manna-Heim" will be rated 18+ (M) for blood, violence, graphic content, crude language, sexual content, mentions of slavery, mentions of sexual abuse, and other graphic content.
Real Norse life, mythology, and history differ from what is commonly shown in modern media. Some things will be changed slightly for plot reasons, but otherwise I will be endeavoring to remain historically accurate with the exception of homophobia, racism, and sexism. While these are a major issue both in the past and present, for the sake of the story I will be writing these through rose-colored glasses.
If you have an issue or see an inaccuracy, please send an ask and I will either explain my decision or adjust.
You may or may not have noticed my inactivity the last few weeks (literally zero I’m so sorry), but I moved out without the support of anyone and it’s been a wild, terrifying time. But being far, far away from my very homophobic family has been such a weight from my shoulders and mind and I do not regret it one bit. As always, any support through my kofi is so so so so appreciated, reblogs are smiled at, your messages are cried over, and I hope you all have a lovely day.
Work on both Sinners and Manna-Heim is plugging away, and I hope to have updates soon. Thank you for being here ♡
Hello, friends! I'm wondering how you guys would prefer to customize your MC for Manna-Heim, so I made a google form to gather some answers. If you have time your thoughts are appreciated :)
Frigga Spinning the Clouds (1909) by John Charles Dollman (England, 1851–1934). Goddess. The weekday name Friday comes from Old English meaning ‘day of Frig’.
hi!! how would the ro’s react to accidentally walking in on the mc changing? ty!
Eyes go wide before they cover them with both hands. Blurting out a million apologies, they reach out blindly to shut the door. Will get flustered if you ever mention it.
Sigurd, Thorin
Blinks once, twice, before quietly shutting the door behind them. Pretends like it never happened.
Majida
Walks out and shuts the door, knocking this time, and asks if you need any.. help.
Æsc, Eydis, Ingemar
Turns around but doesn't leave yet. Leans against the wall, asking if you want them to stay.
The trailer did not prepare me for this movie at all. Like, it was way more violent then I expected, and there was even a background orgy at one point (I had to look away at that part). As far as I could tell though it was historically accurate, and again, VERY much like an epic. Even in the way they speak, and how it's broken up into chapters
Okay, that makes me more interested in going to see it. The plot and storytelling being laid out like an epic, to be clear, not the orgy lol.
