This was a year of confusion, limitation, disappointment, and at times real fear. As we approach the Winter Solstice, the rebirth of the Sun, and thus welcome longer days of light, I want to give thanks with you for the good I experienced during these trying times. I of course did no travel, nor could […] Read more

Every year a large – 40,000 participants – and beautifully orchestrated Medieval Week – Medeltidsveckan – is held here on Gotland. The ancient town of Visby, with its towering limestone walls dating from the 12th and 13th centuries is the perfect setting for medieval music, jousting and swordplay, lectures and workshops, authentic period food, and […] Read more

I admit I went to Dublin to see three exquisite pieces of Irish workmanship, the Book of Kells at Trinity Library, the Tara Brooch, and the Ardagh chalice. (And they did not disappoint!) I knew the National Museum of Ireland, Archeology, on Kildare Street also housed remains of Dublin’s Viking past. Nothing prepared me for […] Read more

Soon there will be seven novels in The Circle of Ceridwen Saga. The Next Saga book arrives in just a few weeks. It will, I promise, surprise you; and if my wonderful group of First Readers can be believed, also utterly delight you. If you would like to be absolutely FIRST to see the cover, […] Read more

Many of you have seen the recent conclusions of DNA testing affirming that a 9th c burial at Birka, Sweden with weaponry was indeed that of a woman. It is an exciting and eye-opening report. Let’s consider what these weapons might really mean for our understanding of our fore-mothers. This grave, known as Bj581, is […] Read more

By the end of July, Tindr, Book Five of The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, will be released on Audible. I have already heard the first 15 chapters and it is magical. And perhaps you’d like to know a bit more about the alchemy behind the making of the Saga as audio books. If you’ve been […] Read more

There is something solid, reassuring, and pleasurable in the simplest things we were once surrounded by. Natural things that took form from the feel of a man’s hand. (Or a woman’s.) I’d like to share with you some images from my recent return to the Baltic Island of Gotland, where several of the Saga books […] Read more

Have you ever tasted skyr? It’s a cultured milk product, and an ancient one in Norse society. You’ll remember Ceridwen discovering it when she first arrived on Gotland in The Hall of Tyr, and how much she liked it, drizzled with a little of Tindr’s honey. Today it’s known as a traditional Icelandic milk product, […] Read more

Dear readers, dear listeners It is here. The best-selling Circle of Ceridwen, thrillingly performed by London actress Nano Nagle. If you are one of the thousands who have asked for it, your wait is over. There was never a better time to try Audible! Sign up Free to become an AudibleListener (an Audible member) and […] Read more