WINNER of the IRDA best FANTASY 2022. READERS FAVORITE Bronze medal 2022 for historical fiction Christianity, GLOBAL BOOK AWARD 2022 for Historical Fiction Fantasy. BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD 2023. ROTA releases the arrow and the psychic daughter of Finni the Warlock and Heidre the sorceress enters her vision of death. A Viking Saga. A Fantasy Thriller with Bloody Battles, Norse Gods, Witchcraft, and Romance, Mystery, and Suspense. THE SWORD OF SAINT ISIDORES: Book 1 of the series Circles of Time Circa 926 A.D: The English King Athelstan gifts a jewelled sword to the Norwegian King Harald Fairhair and sets in motion a chain of events that shape the future of Norway. The sword is believed to carry a curse and affects the lives of all that come into its possession. Alphonso, a wayward monk and Theresa, a beautiful Asturian woman, are enslaved by Vikings and crave an escape to their homeland. Wilhelm, a Christian soldier of fortune and protector of the jarl, clings to his faith, surrounded by worship of the Norse Gods. Rota roams the forest, half-crazed with disturbing visions of the future. But what is the secret of her past, who is she protecting and why? Ragnarr, the Viking Jarl of Hordaland, reveres the jewelled sword and plans to take it with him on the emigration to the new land: The Lake District of England.

In 1983 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon celebrated the 50th anniversary of its establishment by a decree of Pope Pius XI. This is a chronological account of those first fifty years. It is set in three parts. The first describes the origins, growth and development and gives some idea how the diocese came to be what it is today. The second shows what its people have done with their lives in various apostolates. And the third provides short accounts of the parishes and missions in which these things have happened.

This encyclopedia by the seventh century bishop of Seville, an important source for the history of intellectual culture in the early middle ages, gathers together the elements of secular learning and adds a great deal of ecclesiastical information. Its wide use in medieval education is attested by the more than a thousand extant manuscripts, second only to the number of manuscripts of the Bible.Isidore sets out the etymology or true meaning of words - to him, the fundamental means to all knowledge.

READERS FAVORITE 2021 SILVER MEDAL WINNER for YOUNG ADULT FANTASY. THE RING OF MANN, Book 2 in the series Circles of Time. A Supernatural and Paranormal Thriller. Folklore, Mystery, and Romance. An intriguing psychological thriller. Historical fiction, Nordic mythology, mystery, and suspense. Set in the English Lake District of 17th century England, a 10th-century runic ring and a horse messenger of the gods invoke the spirit of a female Viking warrior, and an ancient prophecy comes to pass. Three young cousins are complicit in the disappearance of a woodcutter, and the superstitious villagers believe it is witchcraft. But the secret of the forest lays dormant, and Quaker persecution intensifies as the story races to an exciting climax.