The AxeThe Viking’s henchman, the threat in person, alias the Grim Reaper

“Then I made sure my henchman would keep her safe. The Axe is a big shot; she’s safe with him.” (ch. 1 — the Viking)

The Viking — “So if you don’t call, you’re dead?”
The author — “Yes, dead funny! … Unless The Axe gets there first.”
The Viking — “Not in front of witnesses.” (ch. 7)

“And if there’s a problem, I call The Axe to sort it out.” (ch. 45 — the Viking)

“I told him: hang on, I’ll make a call, I rang ‘The Axe’ and he twisted her finger and she was kind enough to accept the part.” (ch. 27 — the Viking)

“Axe, you’re enormous, you look like Jason Momoa! Here, Mum gave me a little present for you, she saved you a portion of osso buco. So, now that we know each other well, you can tell me: who does your plaits?” (ch. 27 — the author)

“They said to The Axe — That was very… discouraging… And to me — You’ll get better… But we have manners, The Axe encouraged them to speak Viking.” (ch. 32 — the Viking)

“When I arrived on set, The Axe handed out sun cream to everyone. The director seemed to like me. The Axe kept a close eye on things.” (ch. 27 — the Viking)

“Dad grumbled because he had to eat vegetable soup in the evenings, since Mum always kept seconds for The Axe and Vik the King, they adored her!” (ch. 32 — the author)

“She was brilliant with The Axe, that very powerful mafioso in his magnificent furs. She used to sit on his knee.” (ch. 27 — the Viking)

“When we finished filming, we all went home, with The Axe. Broken men, forced to swallow our Viking specialities.” (ch. 35 — the Viking)

“The Axe threatened to cut off my finger, so, out of sheer goodwill, I wrote the script.” (ch. 26 — the author)

“The other day, The Axe spent a whole day looking for her, he turned her house upside down. She was in her garden, peaceful, daydreaming in her hammock.” (ch. 1 — the Viking)

“So, out of professionalism, I called The Axe for a drink and after that it all went like clockwork.” (ch. 27 — the Viking)

“The Axe won’t let you off! I’ll demand a war tribute for sullying the af Haldorholm coat of arms, and you’ll have to cough up!” (ch. 22 — the Viking)

“So I’m going to publish my book, whether you like it or not! Not even The Axe can stop me!” (ch. 45 — the author)

“The Axe is here to keep things under control!” (ch. 46 — the Viking)

“As soon as she gets a bit too close to me, ‘The Axe’ steps up his protection. He’s a big shot, he makes friends very easily.” (ch. 27 — the Viking)

“And in the evening, when ‘The Axe’ drives me home, I’m always a little afraid the answering machine will tell me I’ve been replaced by someone else.” (ch. 27)

“True, I don’t really have a choice… especially since The Axe is protecting me!” (ch. 1 — the author)

“I’ve got connections, the cousin of ‘The Axe’ can lean on James Cameron!” (ch. 19 — the Viking)

“After a while, since The Axe wouldn’t leave me alone, I ended up feeling more at ease with him, my mum always kept seconds for him, he adored her!” (ch. 27 — the author)

“But The Axe twisted my finger and threatened to cut it off, so, meek as a lamb, I played the part of the clumsy stupid French woman.” (ch. 31 — the author)

The Viking — “Wrong. I’ve got it handled.”
The author — “Yes. With an axe.” (ch. 33)

“I don’t want ‘The Axe’ ringing my doorbell to tell me you’re suing me for identity theft!” (ch. 45 — the author)