The Lady of the FjordsLærke Freydis af Haldorholm, the Viking’s mother, queen of the Vikings and a Völva
“His mother, the Viking queen, alias the Lady of the Fjords.” (ch. 10)
“One morning, all of 6 years old, he notices a bruise on his mother's face.” (ch. 10)
“So he decides to help her run away. But his giant of a father catches up with them.” (ch. 10)
“The king and the queen have a little chat and go back to the castle like good children.” (ch. 10)
“The father held it against his son for high treason!” (ch. 10)
“The son held it against his mother, for the same reason. Like father… like son!” (ch. 10)
“Look, this is the Land Beneath the Sea, the queen is a Völva, she has visions.” (ch. 8 — the Viking)
“The Viking doesn't know it, but I have magic visions, like his queen the Völva.” (ch. 20)
“Mum was a jazz singer and a musician.” (ch. 23 — the Viking)
“From childhood, I was lulled by her bewitching voice, the one that seduced my father.” (ch. 23 — the Viking)
“My mother hated it because I only ever washed in seawater.” (ch. 27 — the Viking)
Who is she?
The Viking’s mother
Sovereign of deep waters and dignified silences. A past master of manipulation to win her place in the sun: with her siren’s voice, she hypnotised Bjornulf.
What makes her memorable
Her gift She’s a Völva: the prophetess who reads runes and intentions. She has her own little internal alarm, she gets advance warning. But it only rings for her: nobody else is any the wiser.
Bonus
Her speciality, lutefisk
The Viking — My mother comes from the Kingdom of the Upside-Down Seas. She loves anything that’s been soaked in brine, fat or ammonia, that’s how we preserve the catch back home. Her speciality is lutefisk, dried cod soaked in caustic soda, with buttered potatoes, to make you forget its jelly texture.
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