The Sea of Trolls

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Jack: Age eleven at the beginning of the book

Lucy: Jack’s sister; age five at the beginning of the book

Mother: Jack and Lucy’s mother; a wise woman

Father: Giles Crookleg; Jack and Lucy’s father

The Bard: A druid from Ireland; also known as Dragon Tongue

Allyson: Thorgil’s mother

Colin: The blacksmith’s son

Brother Aiden: A monk from the Holy Isle

Olaf One-Brow: Leader of the Queen’s Berserkers

Sven the Vengeful: Member of Olaf’s crew

Eric Pretty-Face: Member of Olaf’s crew

Eric the Rash: Member of Olaf’s crew; afraid of the dark

Eric Broad-Shoulders: Member of Olaf’s crew; afraid of the dark

Rune: A skald who can no longer sing

Thorgil: A berserker wannabe; age twelve

Thorgrim: Thorgil’s father; a famous berserker

Egil Long-Spear: Captain of a ship, not a berserker

Gizur Thumb-Crusher: Village headman; an oath-breaker

Magnus the Mauler: Village headman

Einar the Ear-Hoarder: Village headman; likes to collect ears

Heide: Olaf’s chief wife; a wise woman from Finnmark

Dotti and Lotti: Olaf’s junior wives

Skakki: Heide and Olaf’s son; age sixteen

Thorir: Thorgil’s brother

Hrothgar: King of the Golden Hall

Beowulf: A famous warrior

Ivar the Boneless: Olaf’s king; married to Frith Half-Troll

Tree Foot: Friend of Eric Pretty-Face; leg bitten off by a troll

Pig Face, Dirty Pants, Thick Legs, Lump, and She-Lump: Thralls

Hilda: Olaf and Lotti’s daughter

Bold Heart: A noble crow

Cloud Mane: A horse whose sire came from Elfland

Maeve: An Irish wolfhound

Slasher, Wolf Bane, Hel Hag, and Shreddie: Maeve’s puppies

Golden Bristles: A troll-boar with a filthy disposition

Freya’s Cats: Nine enormous troll-cats with beautiful red-gold fur

The Snowy Owls: A family of four Jotunheim owls

The Dragon: A mother with a nest of dragonlets

The Capercaillie: A turkey-size grouse with ten speckled chicks

Ratatosk: Gossip-bearing squirrel that runs up and down Yggdrassil

The Mountain Queen: Glamdis; ruler of Jotunheim

Fonn: The Mountain Queen’s daughter; speaks to humans

Forath: The Mountain Queen’s daughter; speaks to whales

Bolthorn: Fonn and Forath’s father; the Mountain Queen’s chief consort

Frith Half-Troll: A shape-shifter; daughter of the Mountain Queen and an unknown human; wife of Ivar the Boneless

Frothi: Frith’s sister; a shape-shifter; mother of Grendel

Grendel: A monster; his father was an ogre

The Norns: Nobody knows exactly what Norns are, but they’re very powerful