When I was doing research for Troll Blood I went to Denmark and had a holiday sailing on a replica Viking ship, the Roar Ege, built by the Viking Ship Museum at Roskilde.  I learned a lot!  Here are some photos - click on the small images to see the big version.

Viking ship

Kraka Fyr, our companion ship

 

Photos from my research for ‘Dark Angels’

Katherine petting a pig
A wolf approaches
Wolf takes the bait
Wolf turning to leave
Katherine on a rock
 

Sailing on a reconstructed Viking ship for ‘Troll Blood’

'Kraka Fyr', our companion ship
Sailing out from Roskilde
Katherine with the skipper
Katherine at the tiller of 'Roar Ege'
Katherine dressed as a Viking lady