The Saxon Shieldmaiden
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Not all stories are good beginning to end. My own was not.
He was someone I wanted to hate. He deserved it. He was the Viking that raided my home of East Anglia. He took everything I had while liberating me at the same time.
I impressed him. I sparked his curiosity and I challenged him. His lands, his Gods and their traditions sparked something in me as well.
He was unexpected.
I hated him, admired him, respected him, and desired him.
He showed me a new world, a new way of life. He shaped me, moulding me into the unknown. I fought, but could not know what for.
All I knew... I was not the same.
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