Shallow snow

The Vikings lived in the lands of snow and ice, in what we now call Scandinavia, and in that harsh climate an even harsher people were born, their exploits are still talked about to this day over twelve hundred years later. And in those lands our protagonist was born, during the time we call the Viking age. (Around 800ce to 1000ce) an age of piracy, bravery, war, love, compassion, and betrayal. And a race for eternal glory. The year strikes 803ce a mere child flees into the woodlands of Scandinavia, as his family had been butchered by a fierce warrior. He lived for years in the forest to one day take his revenge upon the man who had slain his family. But what will he do after he had gotten his revenge, will he find a new path to walk on or will he walk astray? ------------------------------------------------------------------- [Haven't found an appropriate cover so you'll have to live with this one]