  | I was born in Sweden and grew up on stories about Vikings their daring raids and brave deeds. I subscribe to the view that the Vikings were mainly traders and explorers but I'm willing to concede that in violent times they were perhaps a bit more enthusiastic fighters than most. I arrived in England in 1973 to do a one-year course at Birmingham University. I'm still here and still married to the man who made me miss the boat home. I taught Humanities in Leicestershire High Schools before escaping to run a study support programme and then set up a Surestart Children's Centre in Leicester. I'm a member of Leicester Writers' Club and of the Historical Novels Society. My literary efforts include: Sigrid's Saga, a Viking trilogy consists of: Shieldmaiden, Warrior Woman and Song of the Valkyries. The opening chapter was commended by Merel Reinink (then of Johnson and Allcock ) in a competition in 2006. Shieldmaiden will be published by Matador in 2012, Warrior Woman is under way and Song of the Valkyries is in the planning. Read an extract by clicking on Shieldmaiden. Modern Knights Don't Wear Armour, novel set in Birmingham in the early 1970's. It won a place in the East Midlands' Free Reading Scheme in 2007. Burnt out in Patagonia, travel article, 2nd prize in competition adjudicated by Richard Guise, 2008. Midsummer Meeting, shortlisted in the Writing Magazine Summer Ghost Story Competition 2002. Poetry in anthologies and magazines. Cick on Poetry to read some of my poems. My hobbies include walking and gardening but best of all I like Vikings and I am committed to promoting their cuddly side. Oh yes, they have!
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