“The Vikings were a funny lot. They believed the earth was flat. They believed that if you died with a sword in your hand you’d be carried off to Viking heaven, known as Valhalla, and if you stuff a small radish up your nose far enough, you could tickle your brain.”
Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost Giants
By David MacPhail, illustrated by Richard Morgan
Published by Kelpies
Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost Giants by David MacPhail and Richard Morgan is published by Kelpies, priced £6.99.
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